He claims that the letter is also allegedly being sent to numerous European ambassadors in Washington.
“Dear Jonas: Given that your country has decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for stopping more than eight wars, I no longer feel obligated to think exclusively about peace – although it will always prevail – and can now think about what is good and right for the United States of America,” Trump wrote.
He also repeated his thesis that Denmark cannot defend the island from an aggressor country, Russia or China, and questioned the country's right to Greenland.
“Why do they have 'ownership' anyway? There are no written documents, just a boat that landed there hundreds of years ago, but our boats have landed there too. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now NATO must do something for the United States. The world will not be safe until we have complete and total control of Greenland,” the letter reads.
NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the…
— Nick Schifrin (@nickschifrin) January 19, 2026
Context
Trump has repeatedly repeated that the United States must gain control of Greenland, otherwise it will allegedly be captured by China and the Russian Federation. He also said that the US could use military force to take over Greenland.
On January 13, Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said that between the United States and Denmark, the country chooses Denmark and “does not want” to belong to, be part of, or be governed by the United States.
Against the backdrop of statements by the American president, a number of countries, including Denmark, Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, and Great Britain, sent military personnel to Greenland for reconnaissance purposes in preparation for military exercises. In response to this, on January 17, Trump announced the introduction duties for a number of European countries.
On January 18, the media wrote that the German military received an order to urgently leave Greenland.
On the same day, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK released a joint statement in which they noted that such actions by the American president undermine transatlantic relations.
