{"id":26125,"date":"2026-01-20T10:57:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=26125"},"modified":"2026-01-20T11:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:00:04","slug":"trump-links-nobel-snub-to-greenland-push-in-message-to-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/trump-links-nobel-snub-to-greenland-push-in-message-to-norway\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Links Nobel Snub to Greenland Push in Message to Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON (FN) \u2014 President Donald Trump told Norway\u2019s prime minister that he no longer feels bound \u201cto think purely of peace\u201d after being denied the Nobel Peace Prize, linking his frustration to his repeated threats to seize control of Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a text message to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re, first reported by PBS and confirmed by an official in St\u00f8re\u2019s office, Trump tied his stance on Greenland to the Norwegian Nobel Committee\u2019s decision not to award him the prize. Trump has long coveted the honor and frequently claimed he deserved it for mediating international conflicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cConsidering 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,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s message came after St\u00f8re and Finnish President Alexander Stubb texted him about the additional tariffs he had threatened over Greenland. \u201cWe believe we all should work to take this down and de-escalate \u2013 so much is happening around us where we need to stand together,\u201d the Nordic leaders wrote, according to an official in St\u00f8re\u2019s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump later threatened to impose an additional 10% tariff on goods from several European nations over their opposition to his Greenland plan. The threats have rattled NATO, the alliance based on collective defense, as members confront the prospect that one country might use economic or even military pressure against another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, a fellow NATO member, and both Copenhagen and Nuuk have dismissed Trump\u2019s proposals as unrealistic. Protests erupted in Nuuk after his latest comments, with demonstrators waving flags and chanting slogans against what they described as threats to their sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greenland, the world\u2019s largest island, lies in the Arctic between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and is home to more than 56,000 people. A former Danish colony, it is now an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, with its own parliament and government while Copenhagen retains control of defense and foreign policy. The island\u2019s strategic location, natural resources and U.S. military presence at Thule Air Base have made it a focal point of Trump\u2019s interest, as he has argued that American control of Greenland is vital to national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement, St\u00f8re said he has \u201cclearly explained, including to President Trump what is well known, the (Nobel Peace) prize is awarded by an independent Nobel Committee and not the Norwegian Government.\u201d Norwegian officials emphasized that the government has no role in the selection process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nobel Committee awarded the 2025 peace prize to Mar\u00eda Corina Machado, the leader of Venezuela\u2019s democratic opposition, who last week gifted her medal to Trump when the pair met in Washington. Trump said it was \u201ca wonderful gesture of mutual respect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado holds a press conference with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, a day after the award ceremony, in Oslo, Norway, on December 11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Nobel Committee has since clarified that while the physical medal may change hands, the honor itself cannot be transferred. Officials underscored that the recognition remains with Machado, regardless of the symbolic gesture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The episode highlights Trump\u2019s tendency to connect personal grievances with foreign policy decisions, a pattern that has unsettled allies and raised questions about U.S. priorities in the Arctic. Analysts warn that his stance could heighten tensions in a region already marked by competition among global powers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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