Trump tells Norway PM not bound to think purely of peace' after Nobel snub

"United States President Donald Trump's simmering resentment in the wake of failing to win the Nobel Peace Prize has surfaced again when he told Norway's prime minister that he no longer feels obliged to think purely of peace. In the message that was confirmed on Monday as being delivered to Norwegian leader Jonas Gahr Store, Trump wrote that 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"

"Trump's claim to have ended eight wars, some of which were brief conflicts, like the one involving India and Pakistan, others which remain hot wars to this day, such as Israel's genocidal war on Gaza and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has been questioned by analysts and observers. The authenticity of the message was confirmed by a source close to the matter to the AFP news agency and by Store to the Norwegian newspaper VG."

"It remains unclear why Trump directed the message to the Norwegian government, as the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by the independent Norwegian Nobel Committee, not by Oslo's political leadership. In a written response, Store underlined that point. I have clearly explained, including to President Trump, what is well known: the prize is awarded by an independent Nobel Committee, he said."

President Donald Trump expressed renewed resentment after failing to win the Nobel Peace Prize and told Norway's prime minister he no longer feels obliged to think purely of peace. Trump claimed he had stopped eight wars, an assertion analysts and observers have questioned given some conflicts were brief and others remain active. The message's authenticity was confirmed by a source and by Jonas Gahr Store, but Store emphasized the Nobel Prize is decided by an independent Norwegian Nobel Committee, not by the Norwegian government. The episode coincided with Trump receiving a Nobel medal from Maria Corina Machado amid Venezuela controversy.

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