Norway's Prime Minister has shed light on messages he received from US President Donald Trump regarding the Nobel Peace Prize.
Last month, Trump reportedly told the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre he "no longer feels an obligation to think purely of peace," after his country "decided not to award me the Nobel Peace Prize for stopping eight wars".
As reported byThe Atlantic, the Norwegian Prime Minister said: “What did I think? I thought, well, it's just bringing the debate to a level where we don’t solve problems. I’m not going to engage in a shouting match. I’m not going to respond to it.”
Støre did reply to Trump, The Atlantic also added, sending back a short message that said, as he paraphrased it, “I take your message; I still think it’s useful to talk”.
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In his interview with The Atlantic, Støre also said that he was not surprised by the grievance-filled communication because he’s familiar by now with Trump’s fixation on the Nobel Peace Prize. “I reminded him every time that it’s not my decision; it’s not the government’s decision. This is an independent committee. It is staunchly independent,” Støre said. The process is so divorced from politics, he added, that “some of my diplomats say, you know, ‘If the prime minister would try to interfere with the Nobel committee, he would have to resign, because it would simply be unacceptable,’”The Atlantic reported.
PresidentTrumpalso appeared to link his wish to take overGreenlandto the fact that he was not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. This attracted widespread criticism, including from US outlet The Daily Beast, which branded the President "unhinged".
The document showing his message to Støre, published on X by journalist Nick Schifrin, read: "Dear Jonas: Since your country decided not to award me the Nobel Peace Prize for stopping eight wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think exclusively about peace, although it will always be dominant, but can now think about what is good and right for the United States."
Støre then confirmed to VG the letter is authentic and said: "This is a message I received yesterday afternoon from President Trump. It came in response to a short message to President Trump from me earlier in the day, on behalf of myself and the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb."
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
