President Donald Trump sent a threatening letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Minister Jonas Gahr Støre that said he wanted to seize Greenland because he was not awarded a Nobel Peace prize, notes PBS News Hour reporter Nick Schifrin:
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:
— Nick Schifrin (@nickschifrin) January 19, 2026
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the…
Trump’s sanity was questioned by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI):
I don’t see how you can be a serious person and not find this extremely worrisome. He is not stable at all and his reality is warped. He was always a bit like this of course but now he’s 80. https://t.co/8z0phFX7Wa
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) January 19, 2026
Dan Hodges, a British columnist and political commentator, said Trump is “having some sort of serious mental breakdown”:
Whatever people's views on Trump's broader politics, these are the words of a man who is having some sort of serious mental breakdown. This is not simply rhetoric designed to provoke a response. I'm not sure how much longer US lawmakers and the US cabinet can ignore this fact. https://t.co/esjItRSSRM
— (((Dan Hodges))) (@DPJHodges) January 19, 2026
British writer and former lawmaker Daniel Hannan called the letter “deranged”:
This is plainly deranged. He is a threat to his country and to the world. The Nixon, Clinton and, indeed, Trump impeachments were triggered by less. https://t.co/Nil15HBlDT
— Daniel Hannan (@DanielJHannan) January 19, 2026
MS NOW columnist Michael Cohen said Trump “has completely lost his mind”:
Seriously this letter is fucking insane & Trump has completely lost his mind. https://t.co/PpF18Bjdg1
— Michael A. Cohen (NOT TRUMP’S FORMER FIXER) (@speechboy71) January 19, 2026
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