Trump says ‘no longer feel obligated to think only of peace’ after Nobel Prize snub

Stoere said ​in a statement that Trump’s letter was in response to ‍a ⁠brief message to a letter he had written along with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, opposing the US President’s decision to impose tariffs on European allies over their refusal to let the US take control of Greenland.

Adamant about his takeover plans, the US President slapped 10 per cent duty on eight of Washington’s NATO allies who had sent a small batch of troops to the Arctic territory to stand in solidarity with Denmark, which controls the region.

Støre said he repeatedly explained to the US President that it is an independent committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize. Trump had asserted that he deserved the award, which was awarded to ‌Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado last year. Machado later gave her medal to Trump during a meeting at the White House last week.

This also comes in the backdrop of Trump sending invitations to world leaders to be members of his Board of Peace, which he aims to establish as a “new international organization and transitional governing administration” akin to the United Nations and its Security Council. The board was formed on January 15 as part of Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza.