"The prime minister of Norway says President Trump cited the Nobel Prize as a reason for not pursuing a peaceful resolution on Greenland. AILSA CHANG, HOST: President Trump said the fact that he did not win the Nobel Peace Prize is affecting his approach to pursuing Greenland. In a text released by the prime minister of Norway, Trump said that he no longer feels, quote, "an obligation to think purely of peace, although it will always be predominant.""
"KURTZLEBEN: Well, most of what we know about this we've learned from the Norwegian prime minister himself, Jonas Gahr. In a statement, Gahr said that he first texted Trump on behalf of himself and the president of Finland to say that they opposed some tariffs that Trump recently threatened in a phone call with him. And then Trump responded saying, as you noted, that since he, Trump, didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize, he is no longer thinking, quote, "purely of peace.""
Norway's prime minister released a text exchange in which President Trump linked not winning the Nobel Peace Prize to a change in his approach toward Greenland. Trump wrote he no longer feels "an obligation to think purely of peace, although it will always be predominant," and suggested the United States should control Greenland. Jonas Gahr said he had texted Trump on behalf of himself and Finland's president to oppose tariffs Trump threatened. The White House continued to assert Trump merits the Nobel Peace Prize. The exchange raised concerns about U.S. pressure on allied relationships and regional control.
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