US EditionTrump Links Greenland Takeover Bid to Nobel Prize Snub in Message to Norway’s PM: Report
Trump links his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize to prioritizing U.S. interests and calls for total control of Greenland amid tariff threats against European allies.
- On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump sent a message to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre linking his Greenland bid to not winning last year's Nobel Peace Prize, first reported by PBS.
- Trump said that being passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize allowed him to focus more on U.S. interests, stating peace would remain 'predominant' but he could now 'think about what is good and proper for the United States.'
- The president announced 10% tariffs starting February 1, rising to 25% from June 1, targeting goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and the United Kingdom as Europeans deployed troops and Greenlanders protested.
- An emergency meeting of EU leaders is set for Thursday to decide a response if no compromise with Washington emerges, as Brussels considers reviving a 93 billion euro tariff package and the Anti-Coercion Instrument while the eight targeted countries urged de-escalation.
- With NATO cohesion under strain, the White House has not ruled out force to control Greenland, while Trump said, `Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China`, despite agreements recognizing Danish sovereignty.
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Democrats hammer Trump over Greenland-Nobel letter: ‘Unhinged and embarrassing’
Democrats on Capitol Hill slammed and mocked President Trump’s letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, in which the president elaborated on his motives for acquiring Greenland. In the letter shared with multiple European ambassadors, Trump questioned why Denmark has a “right of ownership” over the semi-sovereign territory. He also cited the Norwegian Nobel…
WRAPUP 5-Trump links Greenland threat to Nobel Peace Prize snub, EU prepares to retaliate
WRAPUP 5-Trump links Greenland threat to Nobel Peace Prize snub, EU prepares to retaliate U.S. President Donald Trump has linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he no longer thought "purely of Peace" as the row over the island threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe. Trump declined to tell NBC News in an interview whether he would use force to seize Greenland. He did reiterate hi…
US President Donald Trump sent a letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, asserting that he no longer felt "obliged to think exclusively about peace," following the latter's exclusion from the Nobel Peace Prize awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
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