In a fight over President Donald Trump’s quest to acquire Greenland, the president made false and misleading statements about the Nobel Peace Prize and his own peace record.
“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, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America,” Trump wrote Jan. 18 in a text message to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Trump added, “I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland.”
Trump made similar comments in a Jan. 20 press conference on the anniversary of his inauguration. He again inferred that the country of Norway awards the Nobel Peace Prize. “Don’t let anyone tell you that Norway doesn’t control the shots, OK? It’s in Norway!”
Trump sent the text messages to Støre the same weekend he moved to add 10% tariffs on eight European countries, including Norway, that have opposed his quest to acquire Greenland.
Here, we fact-checked Trump’s remarks.
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Støre issued a statement in response, “I have clearly explained, including to president Trump what is well known, the prize is awarded by an independent Nobel Committee...
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