Trump tells Norway PM not bound to ‘think purely of peace’ after Nobel snub

Barbed message to Oslo follows Trump’s bitterness over missing out on the Nobel Peace Prize he coveted.Published On 19 Jan 2026United States President Donald Trump’s simmering resentment in the wake of failing to win the Nobel Peace Prize has surfaced again when he told Norway’s prime minister that he no longer feels obliged to “think purely of peace”.In the message that was confirmed on Monday as being delivered to Norwegian leader Jonas Gahr Store, Trump wrote that “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”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Just like Venezuela, Iran, too, is expendable for Russialist 2 of 3The threat against Greenland shows that we need to stop appeasing Trumplist 3 of 3How much of Trump’s foreign policy is driven by minerals and oil?end of listTrump’s claim to have ended eight wars, some of which were brief conflicts, like the one involving India and Pakistan, others which remain hot wars to this day, such as Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has been questioned by analysts and observers.The authenticity of the message was confirmed by a source close to the matter to the AFP news agency and by Store to the Norwegian newspaper VG.It remains unclear why Trump directed the message to the Norwegian government, as the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by the independent Norwegian Nobel Committee, not by Oslo’s political leadership.In a written response, Store underlined that point. “I have clearly explained, including to President Trump, what is well known: the prize is awarded by an independent Nobel Committee,” he said.Trump has long expressed bitterness at missing out on the annual prize.That fixation reared its head again last week when Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal during a visit to the White House two weeks after US special forces abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.