Trump asked Norwegian minister about Nobel Prize, newspaper says
Trump highlighted his Nobel Peace Prize nominations from multiple countries while discussing a new 15% tariff on Norwegian imports with Norway's finance minister, officials said.
- When U.S. President Donald Trump called Norway's finance minister Jens Stoltenberg last month to discuss trade tariffs, he also asked about the Nobel Peace Prize, Norwegian business daily Dagens Naeringsliv reported.
- Several countries including Israel, Pakistan and Cambodia have nominated Trump for brokering peace agreements or ceasefires, and he has said he deserves the Norwegian-bestowed accolade that four White House predecessors received.
- Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that Norway and the United States were still in talks regarding the tariffs the White House announced on July 31.
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Trump Asks Norwegian Finance Minister About His Nobel Peace Prize Chances
President Donald Trump brought up his prospects of winning a Nobel Peace Prize last month in a phone call to Jens Stoltenberg, Norway's finance minister. The call reportedly came as Stoltenberg was walking in Oslo and included other U.S. officials. While tariff discussions dominated, Trump brought up the Nobel during the exchange. "It is true that President Trump called me a few days before his conversation with Prime Minister Støre. Several of …
On Friday he can bring about peace in Ukraine. But already now Trump wants the Nobel Peace Prize. “Out of nowhere, when Jens Stoltenberg was walking the streets of Oslo, Trump called. He wanted the Nobel Peace Prize,” writes Dagens Næringsliv.
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