WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that "massive" oil, gas and mineral exploration is "getting ready to begin" in Greenland, and named no company, no licence and no start date.

"Massive Oil, Gas, and Mineral Exploration is getting ready to begin in our new and beautiful Greenland," Trump wrote on Truth Social. He added that experts say the amount of easily available oil there is far greater than in almost any land in the world, CBS News reported. The report carries no reaction from Denmark or Greenland.

The possessive is the story. Greenland is not American. What the United States has is a security agreement signed on September 22 in New York by Trump, Denmark and Greenland, which gives it broad access to th...