US EditionBacon on Trump’s Greenland-Nobel letter: ‘Very embarrassing conduct’
Trump linked his 2025 Nobel Peace Prize snub to his push for control of Greenland, threatening tariffs on European allies opposing the move, citing security concerns about Russia and China.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump sent a letter to Jonas Gahr Støre, Norway's prime minister, blaming Norway for not awarding him the Nobel Peace Prize and linking the snub to his plans for Greenland.
- Observers described President Donald Trump as `maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize`, while Anne Applebaum wrote the letter links his Greenland pursuit to not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize last year and said he `genuinely lives in a different reality`.
- Inside the letter, President Donald Trump demanded a `complete and total purchase` of Greenland and threatened tariffs on European allies, claiming Denmark cannot defend the region.
- Republicans in Congress stand as the last barrier against a damaging trade war or a U.S. invasion that could risk Danish citizens in Greenland.
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee, not Norway's government, awards the Nobel Peace Prize, and observers called the episode extraordinary, stressing its gravity exceeds mere rhetoric.
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The insulted President: No Nobel Prize for Donald Trump obviously means no mercy for Greenland. The world of the new empire is about sensitivities instead of rules. That will hardly bring more peace. Nor in Europe.
Bessent dismisses Trump letter linking Greenland with Nobel snub: ‘A complete canard’
In a leaked message to the Norwegian prime minister, Trump said being snubbed for a Nobel Peace Prize inspired him to no longer ‘think purely of Peace’ when it comes to the U.S. taking over Greenland
Scott Bessent contradicts Trump as he scrambles to clean up ‘deranged’ letter mess
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attempted to play clean up Tuesday in the wake of President Donald Trump’s “deranged” letter he penned this week that sent shockwaves across the globe. In doing so, he openly contradicted the president’s own words. Trump sent a letter Sunday night to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre to express his outrage over not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, despite the award being issued by the Norwegian Nobel Comm…
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