Trump expressed frustration that his country didn’t award him the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he no longer feels obligated to think only about peace.
Trump’s Nobel Prize Disappointment
“Considering that your country decided not to award me the Nobel Peace Prize for stopping at least eight wars, I no longer feel obligated to think only about peace” – he wrote.
FIFA Peace Prize and Machado
Trump’s disappointment was not soothed by either the ad hoc invented FIFA Peace Prize, or even the medal he received from actual Nobel laureate María Corina Machado, whose name Trump couldn’t remember the day after the meeting.
Threat to Allies and Greenland
An unsatisfied ego is therefore a good reason to threaten allies with aggression. A landing in Greenland, even if it didn’t meet with armed resistance, should be evaluated exactly that way.
Cold War Context
And all this during a cold war with Russia, supported by China, which are supposedly the strategic opponents for the White House.