# Nobel Peace Prize Announced; It Doesn't Go to Trump **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [October 10, 2025, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845 "2025-10-10T09:13:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/242 "2026-01-19T13:50:15Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > But I have to say, this is all quickly becoming not funny anymore. It either doesn’t _have to be funny to us_ or we just have to learn to live with it. The hope is that relentless mocking weakens this horrible human being’s grip on power and on his followers. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/243 "2026-01-19T15:28:56Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > The hope is that relentless mocking weakens this horrible human being’s grip on power and on his followers. ^ This. The mockery must be relentless. Eventually he’ll have a stroke, his cult will get tired of their Messiah being made fun of, or he does something so egregious that there’s no way he can remain in office. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/244 "2026-01-19T15:36:25Z")
Trump is now blaming Denmark not giving him the Nobel Prize as justification to take over Greenland. > **[Donald Trump declares: 'I no longer feel obliged to think purely of peace' in...](https://www.gbnews.com/politics/us/donald-trump-greenland-norway-nobel-peace-prize)** > > 'I have done more for Nato than any other person... Now, Nato should do something for the United States,' the President proclaimed ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/245 "2026-01-19T15:37:58Z")
He has been babbling about Greenland since last year so this is just another lie. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/246 "2026-01-19T15:38:44Z")
[Sarcasm]Such a reasoned and mature response from the President of the United States.[/Sarcasm] ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/247 "2026-01-19T15:43:31Z")
So he’s essentially admitting that his “thinking of peace” was never sincere, but rather a ploy to get a Nobel. I mean, we all knew that, but this is an outright admission. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/248 "2026-01-19T15:47:30Z")
The Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent was on Meet the Press yesterday supporting the president’s argument that it’s necessary that the US acquire Greenland. I can’t imagine what he’s thinking, having to defend this ridiculous idea. Normally, he would be the adult in the room. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/249 "2026-01-19T15:51:24Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > The Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent was on Meet the Press yesterday supporting the president’s argument that it’s necessary that the US acquire Greenland. I can’t imagine what he’s thinking, having to defend this ridiculous idea. I know the members of this administration have been chosen specifically for their unquestioning, toadying loyalty to trump, but I have to wonder if _any_ of them ever lie awake at night thinking “what am I doing supporting this maniac?”. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/250 "2026-01-19T15:51:38Z")
Does that mean Trump will give the U.S. Virgin Islands back to Denmark? ---
**Author:** ![WalterBishop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/aeb1de/32.png) [@WalterBishop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WalterBishop)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/251 "2026-01-19T15:57:36Z")
This sounds like a Veep plot line that they rejected for being too stupid. Maybe if they promise him next year’s prize he’ll shut the fuck up. They gave one to Kissinger, after all. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/252 "2026-01-19T15:59:00Z")
I very much doubt that Henry Kissinger ever campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize, especially not as openly as Trump is doing. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/253 "2026-01-19T15:59:45Z")
Has everyone forgotten that Denmark has nothing to do with the Nobel Peace Prize? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/254 "2026-01-19T16:07:51Z")
Trump is the one making the connection; he sent a letter to the Norwegian prime minister that said > 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 ---
**Author:** ![WalterBishop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/aeb1de/32.png) [@WalterBishop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WalterBishop)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/255 "2026-01-19T16:12:28Z")
I’ve never seen an issue split so cleanly along the moron/not moron divide as this Greenland thing. Crosses partisan and national lines as something only complete and utter imbeciles could ever possibly support. Like, even vaguely smart Trump supporters are like “Yeah, it’d be cool if we could have Greenland but doing it this way is still totally insane”. Literally the only people in favor of this are Trump, and people who think Catturd is funny. That’s it. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/256 "2026-01-19T16:44:10Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > Has everyone forgotten that Denmark has nothing to do with the Nobel Peace Prize? You beat me to it. Denmark, Norway, and the Netherlands are completely separate countries. People mix and match them all the time and it drives me nuts and makes it harder to follow the news. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/257 "2026-01-19T17:05:31Z")
Isn’t Denmark the capital of Sweden? 😆😜 ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/258 "2026-01-19T17:32:09Z")
> [@solost](#): > > I know the members of this administration have been chosen specifically for their unquestioning, toadying loyalty to trump, but I have to wonder if _any_ of them ever lie awake at night thinking “what am I doing supporting this maniac?”. I’m sure the ones that have two brain cells to rub together are fully aware that the guy is a dementia-addled ass clown. They just don’t care. They’re absolutely craven for power, especially Vance and Rubio. I have no doubt that they would literally throw their own mothers under a bus, if it would give them an edge in securing power. What keeps them up at night is not their complacency in enabling this asshole. What keeps them up is the fate of Mike Pence, a guy who spent much of his time in office enthusiastically smooching the orange rump, only to be cast into political irrelevance the second he dared to defy his master. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/259 "2026-01-19T19:10:22Z")
> [@WalterBishop](#): > > I’ve never seen an issue split so cleanly along the moron/not moron divide as this Greenland thing. Perfectly put. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/260 "2026-01-19T20:27:42Z")
> [@WalterBishop](#): > > I’ve never seen an issue split so cleanly along the moron/not moron divide as this Greenland thing. Oh yeah? Hold trump’s ~~beer~~ Diet Coke and watch this. Seriously, I think he’ll find some way to top this. By which I mean go even lower, stupider, more 🤯. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/261 "2026-01-19T21:52:41Z")
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