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Donald Trump's Greenland Message: A Line-by-Line Breakdown

Australian Broadcasting Corporation
January 19, 20263 days ago
Dissecting Donald Trump's Greenland message, line by line

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Donald Trump's text message to Norway's Prime Minister revealed his motivation for seeking control of Greenland. He suggested a Nobel Peace Prize snub influenced his shift in focus from peace to U.S. interests. Trump questioned Denmark's ownership, citing historical claims and perceived NATO obligations. He asserted that complete control of Greenland is vital for global security.

It's only six lines long, but a text message from US President Donald Trump to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has fanned the flames of a geopolitical dumpster fire engulfing Greenland. In it, Mr Trump appeared to intimate one of the reasons he was keen to get "complete and total control" of the Arctic territory was because he'd been overlooked for the Nobel Peace Prize. The ABC has analysed the claims Mr Trump made in the message, which emerged on Monday, to see if they stack up. Here's the message in full: Dear Jonas: 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. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a "right of ownership" anyway? There are no written documents, it's only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. 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. Thank you! President DJT.

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