President Donald Trump still appears upset that the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize went to someone else and is now suggesting that the snub was somehow related to his push to acquire Greenland, the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

In an extraordinary message to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, first reported by PBS NewsHour, Trump said he no longer feels constrained by “an obligation” to consider peace, adding that his main goal is to advance American interests.

“Considering that your country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for stopping 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel obligated to think only about Peace,” Trump wrote to Støre, according to Bloomberg and PBS NewsHour. “While it will always be predominant, we can now think about what is good and appropriate for the United States of America.”

The five members of the Nobel committee are appointed by Norway’s parliament and the country’s government has no role in selecting the winners.

In a statement, Støre said Trump’s message came shortly after he and Finnish President Alexander Stubb approached the U.S. president to express their opposition to Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs on Finland, Norway and other countries starting Feb. 1 over their objection to his goal of acquiring Greenland.

“Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark and Norway fully supports the Kingdom of Denmark in this matter,” Støre said. “We also support NATO responsibly taking steps to strengthen security and stability in the Arctic.”

Støre added that he has repeatedly made it clear to Trump that the Norwegian government has no involvement in the selection of the Nobel Peace Prize winner. This year’s Nobel Prize-winning Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, presented Trump with her award during her recent visit to the White House, and later said that the US president “deserves” the honor.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (L) and US President Donald Trump shake hands during the greeting ceremony at the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh on October 13, 2025.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (L) and US President Donald Trump shake hands during the greeting ceremony at the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh on October 13, 2025.

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While Trump’s relentless push for American control of Greenland has met with stiff opposition both at home and abroad, the president questioned why Denmark, a NATO ally, has control of the Arctic island.

“Denmark can’t protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a ‘property right’ anyway?” Trump asked Støre.

“There are no written documents, it’s just that a ship docked there hundreds of years ago, but we also had ships that landed there,” he added. “I have done more for NATO than anyone else since its founding, and now NATO should do something for the United States. The world is not safe unless we have complete and total control of Greenland.”

Greenland joined Denmark in 1953, but remains autonomous and has its own parliament.

CORRECTION: This story has been modified to clarify that Trump texted Støre.