Trump Declares Greenland Must Be Under US Control After Nobel Rejection
Trump claims the Nobel snub freed him to prioritise US interests, insisting full control of Greenland is essential for world security.
US President Donald Trump has linked his renewed claims over Greenland to what he described as a snub by the Nobel Peace Prize committee, according to a letter he sent to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store. The remarks come amid heightened tensions with NATO allies following Trump’s threats of new trade tariffs.
In the letter obtained by Bloomberg, Trump suggested that Norway’s failure to award him the Nobel Peace Prize had altered his approach to global peace and security. “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,” he wrote, adding that US interests would now take precedence.
Trump asserted that global security could not be ensured without American control over Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. “The world is not secure unless we have complete and total control of Greenland,” he said, reiterating a long-standing position that has unsettled European partners.
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The comments follow Trump’s weekend warning that he could impose tariffs on NATO allies, further rattling the transatlantic alliance. His statements have drawn criticism from European leaders, who have stressed that Greenland is already covered by NATO’s collective defence framework.
Norwegian officials have not publicly responded to the contents of the letter. It is also worth noting that the Nobel Peace Prize is not decided by the Norwegian government but by an independent committee appointed by the Norwegian parliament.
Denmark and Greenland have consistently rejected any suggestion that the island could be sold or transferred, maintaining that Greenland’s future lies with its people. Trump’s remarks have once again reignited debate over US intentions in the Arctic and the strain such rhetoric places on long-standing alliances.
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