Donald Trump is intensifying pressure on his Nato allies regarding the potential acquisition of Greenland. A recently revealed letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre suggests Trump’s motivation for pursuing control over the Arctic province may be linked to his frustration over not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.
Donald Trump has been quite obsessed with the Nobel Peace Prize. He’s previously claimed he “can’t think of anybody in history that should get the Nobel Prize more than me.”
Last week, he accepted Maria Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize at the White House, but this recognition did not seem to satisfy him.
The president, who claimed he has stopped eight wars during his second Presidential term, has heightened tensions worldwide since launching his plan to acquire Greenland.
On Sunday, Trump once again fired back, claiming Denmark has failed to counter Russia’s maneuvering around Greenland.
“NATO has been telling Denmark, for 20 years, that ‘you have to get the Russian threat away from Greenland.’ Unfortunately, Denmark has been unable to do anything about it. Now it is time, and it will be done!!!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Donald Trump sends bizarre letter to Norwegian Prime Minister
Tensions between Trump and Nato allies have prompted concern in Europe. Trump’s fixation on the Nobel Peace Prize is now emerging as a possible explanation for his forceful approach toward Greenland, connecting his ambitions for the island with his disappointment over the prize.
A leaked letter Trump sent to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. In the message, the US president appears to blame Norway for the quick shift in foreign policy.
Trump argued that not receiving the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize from Norway lets him prioritize US interests, though Norway is not responsible for awarding it.
A copy of the letter was obtained by PBS News Nick Shiffrin after it was “forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington.”
The letter read, “Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a ‘right of ownership’ anyway?”
“NATO should do something for the United States”
Trump continued, “There are no written documents; it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”
Jonas Gahr Støre confirmed to Norwegian news outlet VG that he had received a message from Donald Trump on Sunday.
“It came as a response to a short message to President Trump from me earlier in the day, along with Finland’s President Alexander Stubb,” the Norwegian Prime Minister said.Trump’s bizarre letter to Norway’s prime minister
