Trump ties failure to win Nobel Peace Prize to efforts to acquire Greenland in message to Norway

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Trump says he no longer feels “obliged to think only about peace” after Norway denied him the Nobel Peace Prize.
He repeats demands for full US control over Greenland, citing strategic concerns.

US President Donald Trump told Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in a letter that he no longer feels “obliged to think only about peace” after not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, while reiterating his push for US control of Greenland.

Støre said Monday that he had previously explained to Trump that the Nobel Committee is independent and that the Norwegian government has no authority over the award. Trump’s letter followed a previous message from Støre and Finnish President Sauli Niinistö opposing Trump’s proposed tariffs on European allies who refused to let the United States take over Greenland.

Tariff Threats

Trump has threatened additional US tariffs of 10 percent starting February 1, potentially rising to 25 percent in June, until a “full and complete” agreement on Greenland is reached.

In his letter, Trump wrote, “Because your country decided not to award me the Nobel Peace Prize, despite my stopping eight wars and more, I no longer feel bound to think about peace alone, though it will always remain the most important. I can now focus on what benefits the United States.”

Greenland Sovereignty

Trump again questioned Denmark’s sovereignty over Greenland, claiming it cannot protect the territory from Russia or China. “Why do they even have the right to it?” he wrote. “There are no written documents, just that a ship arrived there hundreds of years ago. We have ships there too. The world will not be safe until we have full control over Greenland.”

Greenland, an autonomous territory rich in minerals, belongs to the Kingdom of Denmark and is located in the Arctic. Since returning to office, Trump has repeatedly discussed taking control of the island, citing national security concerns over Russian and Chinese advances in the Arctic.