01/19/2026, 09:49January 19, 2026, 10:18
Donald Trump really wanted the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025 – but didn’t receive it. The prize went instead to the Venezuelan opposition politician Maria Corina Machado. This dedicated the Nobel Prize to Trump and presented him with her medal last week. Trump called this a “wonderful gesture of mutual respect” – but the issue is still not off the table for the US President.
Donald Trump is angry because he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize.Image: keystone
Report like that Bloomberg and other US media are currently reporting on a letter that Trump is said to have sent to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. In it he is said to have vented his anger at having come away empty-handed at the awards ceremony.
“Since your country did not award me the Nobel Peace Prize for ending eight wars, I no longer feel obliged to think only about peace,” Trump is said to have published in this letter. Peace “continues to be a priority,” said Trump. At the same time, he can now also “think about what is good and right for the United States of America.”
“The world will only be safe when we have complete and total control of Greenland.”
The US President also made it clear what he meant by the US interests mentioned: “The world will only be safe when we have complete and total control over Greenland,” writes Trump.
The US President may have sent this letter to Støre because the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded annually in the Norwegian capital Oslo. However, Norwegian politicians have no say in the awarding process. Støre also explained this to Bloomberg: “I have already explained clearly to Trump several times what is generally known, namely that it is an independent Nobel Committee and not the Norwegian government that awards the prize,” said the Norwegian. The White House has not yet responded to a request.
Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway.Image: keystone
In recent weeks, Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to win the Nobel Prize in an incorrect way. He called it a “great honor” if Machado presented him with the prize.
The Nobel Institute took issue with this statement prompted to make a statement. It made it clear that such a handover was not possible. The prize “cannot be revoked, shared or transferred to others”. Once announced, the decision will be final. (dab)