Special Envoy to Greenland Gov. Jeff Landry 1/6/26

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🗓️ 6 January 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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In Washington, Trump administration cabinet officials briefed lawmakers on the path forward in Venezuela. CNBC’s Emily Wilkins reports on the Republican and Democrat reactions to that meeting. Investor Daniel Osorio discusses the power and the oil at play in the region, including the opportunities for American oil companies and the likelihood of a large U.S. military presence in Venezuela. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, new Special Envoy to Greenland, discusses President Trump’s approach to the Monroe Doctrine and modern geopolitics, from Venezuela to Greenland. Happy birthday, Joe Kernen! Daniel Osorio - 4:04 Emily Wilkins - 24:23 Gov. Jeff Landry - 29:03 In this episode: Emily Wilkins, @emrwilkins Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer.
0:07.0	Today on Squawk Pod.
0:09.0	The politics, power, and of course the oil at play in Venezuela with investor Daniel Osorio.
0:16.0	It's high viscosity, it can be refined here.
0:19.0	So there are U.S. companies, asphalt diesel, there are
0:22.5	U.S. oil companies and U.S. oil service companies that are going to make money on exploration,
0:26.9	production, and refining. Does this mean Greenland is next? Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry
0:33.0	is the new special envoy to Greenland, and he says it's just business. I think that the president supports an independent Greenland with economic ties and trade
0:43.8	opportunities for the United States.
0:46.3	Plus, the wealth tax spooking billionaires in the Golden State and causing political
0:51.4	headaches for tech-friendly Democrats.
0:53.5	What the hell does that mean? Driving billionaires out of the state might feel good in the short run.
0:57.6	Because those people don't like the billionaires.
1:00.4	It's Tuesday, January 6th, 2026.
1:04.0	Squawk Pod begins right now.
1:07.3	Stand Becky by in three, two, one.
1:10.2	Cuea, please.
1:29.2	Good morning, everybody. Welcome to Squawk Box right here on CNBC. We are live from the NASDAQ market site in Times Square. I'm Becky Quick, along with Joe Kernan and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Hail, hail, the gang's all here, and we are ready to go once again. Happy birthday. And it is, I thought we'd do this later, but happy birthday. We're not going to do anything. Believe me, but life moves pretty fast.
1:34.4	That's all there. See there. That's all right there. That's the only reason we said it. A great
1:38.4	philosopher once said life moves pretty fast and you better stop and take a look around once in a while
1:43.4	or you could miss it.
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