Trump Tells Norway He No Longer Feels Obligation to Think Only of Peace in Acquiring Greenland

President Donald Trump told Norway that he no longer feels obligated to “think purely of peace” in his efforts to acquire U.S. control over Greenland.

Trump made the comments in a message to Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere on Jan. 18.

"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 text message.

"Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China," Trump said in the message.

"The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland."

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado last year. Machado gave her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump during her visit to the White House last week, saying it was a gift in recognition of what she described as the president’s commitment to the freedom of the Venezuelan people. While the Nobel Committee has said the prizes are nontransferable, Trump has expressed the intention to keep the medal.

Store issued a statement on Jan. 19 restating Norway’s support for Denmark’s sovereignty over Greenland and saying that the Nobel Peace Prize is presented by an independent committee, not the government.

“Norway’s position on Greenland is clear. Greenland is a part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and Norway fully supports the Kingdom of Denmark on this matter,” Store said in the statement.

When asked by reporters on the night of Jan. 19 whether the Nobel Prize influenced his thinking on Greenland, Trump said, "I don't care about the Nobel Prize."

“If anybody thinks that Norway doesn’t, doesn’t control the Nobel Prize, they’re just kidding. They have a board, but it’s controlled by Norway, and I don’t care what Norway says, but I really don’t care about that. What I care about is saving lives, and I think I've saved tens of millions of lives. ”

Trump also told reporters that the United States would talk about acquiring Greenland at this week's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Trump later said on early Jan. 20 that he had a "very good" telephone call with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte concerning Greenland.

Trump also said he had agreed to a meeting of various parties at the World Economic Forum. He did not specify who the various parties were.
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