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

Donald Trump, the president of the United States, expressed his simmering resentment after failing to receive the Nobel Peace Prize by reiterating his position as the country’s prime minister.

Trump stated in a message that was confirmed on Monday that “I no longer feel compelled to think purely of peace” in response to Norwegian leader Jonas Gahr Store’s announcement to not award me the Nobel Peace Prize for stopping 8 Wars PLUS.”

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Analysts and observers have questioned Trump’s claim that he ended eight wars, some of which were brief, like the one involving India and Pakistan, and others that have continued to be hot wars today, like Israel’s genocidal war against Gaza and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

A source close to the subject’s communication to the AFP news agency and Store to the Norwegian newspaper VG confirmed the message’s authenticity.

Given that Oslo’s political leadership does not grant the Nobel Peace Prize, nor does the Norwegian government receive the award, it is unclear why Trump directed the message.

Store underlined that in a written response. He said, “I have clearly explained what is well known, including to President Trump, that the prize is given by an independent Nobel Committee.”

Trump has long complained that he regrets not receiving the annual prize.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado visited the White House two weeks after US special forces abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, sparking a new ire last week.

Trump, for example, did not permit live cameras inside the meeting because he frequently does when he meets with political figures or leaders in person. However, a photo of him receiving the medal from Machado was released by the White House.

For leading Venezuela’s opposition, the right-winger Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.

In the 2024 presidential election, she will face long-time rival Maduro in a decisive victory in the Venezuelan opposition’s presidential primary in 2023.

However, Machado’s nomination was overturned by Venezuela’s Supreme Tribunal of Justice, which upheld the ruling.

The court-backed government claimed that she supported US sanctions, that she had ties to a weapons plot with her party, and that she had contributed to losses for Venezuelan assets like the Colombian chemical company Monomeros, which is based in Colombia.

Machado claimed that she presented Trump with the medal as a “recognition for his exceptional commitment to our freedom” during her trip to Washington.

Trump later confirmed to Twitter that Machado had taken the medal, saying, “She is a wonderful woman who has been through so much. For my efforts, Maria gave me the Nobel Peace Prize.

The Norwegian Nobel Institute once more stressed that once awarded, a peace prize cannot be transferred or shared. Even if the actual medal changes hands, the title of the recipient is relegated to the Nobel Foundation in accordance with Alfred Nobel’s wishes.

Gianni Infantino, the head of the FIFA World Football Association, presented Trump with the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize in December, further confirming his support for the Republican leader and raising eyebrows worldwide with a lavish ceremony.

FIFA’s commitment to political neutrality has long been questioned.

Infantino’s blatant praise of Trump and FIFA’s decision to award a peace prize to the US president sparked a formal complaint about political neutrality and ethics violations days after the football body’s event.