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David J A Cooper
David J A Cooper
@djac@aus.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

The phrase "less than meets the eye" ought to feature in any attempt to understand #Trump's brain, but I just want to be sure, in light of his letter to the Norwegian PM.

From https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/19/donald-trump-greenland-threats-nobel-prize-snub-letter
> “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,” he said, adding he could now “think about what is good and proper” for the US.

1. You did not stop "8 Wars PLUS". You can't even name the countries, or describe what those wars were about.

(1a. WTF is "PLUS"? Are you acknowledging that you don't even know the actual number?)

2. You are admitting out loud that the only reason you gave a shit about "peace" at all was so you could get a Nobel. And, obviously, the only reason you want a Nobel is for the prestige, the association with people who did something worthwhile (most of them, at least) and who themselves didn't just want to get a medal.

I.E., dickhead, you're admitting that the adulation you crave is _specifically_ of the undeserved variety.

3. You are also admitting that you _weren't_ doing "what is good and proper" for the US while you were lusting after your Nobel. But that is perhaps less of a joke than your promise to start doing any such thing from now on.

4. What do you even want out of the Norwegian PM? Is he just a general enemy now because he's a normal, functioning human?

the Guardian

Donald Trump links threats to seize Greenland to Nobel prize snub in letter

US president says he no longer feels the need to think ‘purely of peace’ in letter to Norwegian prime minister
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