Donald Trump Cites Nobel Peace Prize Snub In Letter Explaining Push To Acquire Greenland

President Donald Trump appears to still be upset that the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize went to someone other than him, now suggesting that the snub was somehow linked to his push to acquire Greenland, the Danish semi-autonomous territory.

In an extraordinary letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, first reported by PBS NewsHour, Trump said he no longer feels constrained by “an obligation” to consider peace, adding that he is primarily focused on advancing U.S. interests.

“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,” Trump wrote in a letter to Støre, according to Bloomberg and PBS NewsHour. “Although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America.”

The Nobel committee’s five members are appointed by Norway’s parliament, and the country’s government is not involved in the selection of the laureates.

In a statement, Støre said Trump’s message came shortly after he and Finnish President Alexander Stubb reached out to the U.S. president to express their opposition to Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs on Finland, Norway and other countries starting Feb. 1 over their objection to his goal to acquire Greenland.

“Greenland is a part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and Norway fully supports the Kingdom of Denmark on this matter,” Støre said. “We also support that NATO in a responsible way is taking steps to strengthen security and stability in the Arctic.”

Støre added that he has repeatedly made clear to Trump that the Norwegian government has no input on the selection of the Nobel Peace Prize winner. This year’s Nobel laureate Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presented Trump with her award during her recent visit to the White House, later saying that the U.S. president “deserves” the honor.

While Trump’s relentless push for U.S. control of Greenland has encountered stiff opposition both at home and abroad, the president questioned why Denmark, a NATO ally, has control of the arctic island.

“Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a ‘right of ownership’ anyway?” Trump asked in his letter to Støre.

“There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also,” he added. “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.”

Greenland was incorporated into Denmark in 1953, but remains self-governed and has its own parliament.