Trump tells Norway PM no obligation to ‘think purely of peace’ after Nobel snub

Donald Trump in the White House in Washington, January 14, 2026. (REUTERS)
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Updated 19 January 2026
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Trump tells Norway PM no obligation to ‘think purely of peace’ after Nobel snub

OSLO: US President Donald Trump told Norway’s prime minister he no longer needed to think “purely of peace” after failing to win the Nobel Peace Prize, in a message published Monday.
“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,” Trump said in a message to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store.
The authenticity of the message was confirmed to AFP by a source close to the matter, and by Store to Norwegian newspaper VG.