Former President Donald Trump is back in the spotlight with a fiery and unapologetic push for U.S. control over Greenland, ramping up pressure on NATO allies and refusing to rule out military action if diplomacy falls short.
In a blunt message to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Støre, obtained by PBS, Trump took a jab at Norway over the Nobel Peace Prize snub, writing, “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 added that his focus would now shift to “what is good and proper for the United States of America.”
Trump’s frustrations with the Norwegian-led Nobel Committee, which awarded last year’s prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, have boiled over—despite Machado personally gifting the award to Trump during a recent visit to the White House. The former president used that moment to further assert his role in ending global conflicts and promoting U.S. strength.
The bigger headline, however, is Trump’s revived campaign for Greenland. In a statement obtained by The Daily Wire, White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly confirmed the administration’s national security interest in the territory, noting that “Greenlanders would be better served if protected by the United States from modern threats in the Arctic region.”
Trump’s letter to Støre went even further. “Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China,” he argued. “Why do they have a ‘right of ownership’ anyway? There are no written documents… but we had boats landing there, also.” He insisted that “the World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland.”
Trump links Greenland threat to Nobel Peace Prize snub, EU prepares to retaliate
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Should the U.S. pursue control over Greenland?
On Truth Social, Trump claimed NATO had urged Denmark for two decades to secure Greenland from Russian influence, declaring, “Now it is time, and it will be done!!!”
Earlier this month, the White House stirred controversy by not ruling out military force as a means to take over Greenland. Talks between U.S. officials and Denmark’s and Greenland’s foreign ministers yielded little progress, with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen confirming a “fundamental disagreement” remains.
Trump is now taking aim at NATO holdouts. On Saturday, he announced plans to slap a 10% tariff on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the U.K., the Netherlands, and Finland—punishing allies for opposing what he sees as a necessary move to secure the Arctic.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent echoed the urgency, saying on NBC’s Meet the Press, “The fight for the Arctic is real… Make it part of the United States, and there will not be a conflict.”
Trump’s message is clear: America comes first, Greenland is in play, and if Europe won’t act—he will.
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