Donald Trump sends unsettling letter to Norway after being refused Nobel Peace Prize
Topics: Donald Trump, Greenland, Politics
William Morgan
Featured Image Credit: Samuel Corum/Getty Images
Topics: Donald Trump, Greenland, Politics
President Trump has told NATO ally Norway that he 'no longer feels an obligation to think purely of peace' in a leaked letter that reportedly shows the US leader's fury over Greenland and his failure to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The letter, obtained by PBS after it had been forwarded to a number of European embassies, shows Trump reiterating demands that the US should control Greenland as their fellow Scandinavians in Denmark could not protect it from Russian and Chinese interests.
He also disparaged Denmark's claim over the vast Arctic island, saying it only belonged to the country because 'a boat landed there hundreds of years ago' adding 'we had boats landing there, also'. Danish sailors settled Greenland 55 years before the US was founded.
Allies in Europe are already decrying American 'coercion' over the president's imminent threat to slap the UK and EU with trade tariffs, which are being implemented as a result of their opposition to the US acquiring Greenland - which last week saw America's NATO allies deploy military troops on the territory.
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In the opening lines of the letter, Trump made a concerning threat about no longer thinking 'purely of peace', even stating that he is going after an allied nation because 'your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 wars PLUS.'
Norway does not award the Nobel Peace Prize, which is decided by an independent committee.
The letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre continues with Trump complaining that his NATO allies don't do enough for him, and therefore they should give him Greenland.
"I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States," President Trump wrote in the shocking document.
The leaked letter comes as the White House has sparked fury in Europe after slapping 10 percent trade tariffs against his allies for not backing his arbitrary acquisition of Greenland, which has had an agreement with the US since the 1950s allowing America to install more military bases.
In a press conference about Trump's tariffs held this morning, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer showed that Europe would not back down over Greenland, even going so far as to tell the US that 'the use of tariffs against allies is completely wrong.'
"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 State of America.
"Denmark cannot protect the land from Russia or China, and why do they have a 'right of ownership' anyway? 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! President DJT."
UNILAD has approached the White House for comment.