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by Jordan-117 147 days ago
The full text of the letter CC'd by Trump directly to multiple European governments:

"Dear [Norwegian PM] 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"
3 comments
thrance 147 days ago
We really should share his writings/speeches more. The sanewashing of his mad ramblings or Truth social posts is omnipresent in media. Once you notice it, you see it everywhere.
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Jordan-117 147 days ago
I was pretty disgusted by the headline Axios used for it:

>Trump defiant as NATO rages over Greenland "blackmail" tariffs

https://archive.is/kFeae

Didn't even mention the absurdly juvenile, ahistorical "boats" argument. Ofc, Axios is the height of access journalism, so not really surprising.

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yongjik 147 days ago
You know what, I kind of like this letter... as an educative example.

After Trump, this should be a required reading for every American student in their American history class. The letter is short, the premise is stupid, and the way it's written is stupider: middle school kids can write better than this.

A distilled example of the insanity of our time, and the cowardice of people who let this happen.

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tim333 147 days ago
The "no written documents" is nonsense.

>the 1951 Defense of Greenland Agreement with Denmark, the US unambiguously recognizes ‘the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark’ over Greenland. https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/who-owns-greenland

Maybe Trump doesn't realise that?

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