President Donald Trump issued a bizarre and threatening letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, PBS News reported Sunday night — a message in which he stated he “no longer” felt an “obligation to think purely of peace” over what he’s perceived as a snub in not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.
“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,” Trump wrote in the letter, the text of which was obtained by PBS.
The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which last year issued the award to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Machado, who presented the award to Trump last week during a visit to the White House. Nevertheless, the committee issued a statement this month reiterating that the award “cannot be shared or transferred to others,” a statement that apparently irked the president.
In the letter, Trump also fumed about opposition to his efforts for the United States to acquire Greenland, a territory of Denmark that operates autonomously with its own government.
“Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a ‘right of ownership’ anyway?” Trump fumed.
“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!”
NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the…
— Nick Schifrin (@nickschifrin) January 19, 2026