153. Inside Europe’s Standoff with Trump | The Norwegian Prime Minister

The Rest Is Politics: US

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🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Could Greenland be the breaking point for Republicans? Has Europe finally found its spine? How much pressure is Norway under? Katty Kay is joined by The Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre, to discuss all this and more. Become a Founding Member: Go deeper into US politics every week with ad-free listening, members-only miniseries, early access to live show tickets and a bonus members-only Q&A podcast every week. Sign up at ⁠⁠therestispoliticsus.com⁠⁠ ⁠Sign up to our free newsletter ⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@RestPoliticsUS⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@RestPoliticsUS⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠therestispoliticsus@goalhanger.com⁠⁠⁠ Producer: Fiona Douglas, India Dunkley Video Editor: Kieron Leslie Social Producer: Charlie Johnson Senior Producer: Callum Hill Head of Digital: Sam Oakley Exec Producer: Tom Whiter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:57.0	Welcome to the rest is politics. US. I'm Cathy Kaye. And in this episode, we're going to do something a little bit different. I'm going to be joined by the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Garstora, who I spoke to recently in Davos, Switzerland, when Anthony and I were there for the conference. And the reason we wanted to speak to the prime minister is that he has been at the center of so much that is important in America's relationships
1:32.7	with Europe and with its allies at the moment. It's the prime minister of Norway, of course,
1:37.8	who received the letter from Donald Trump saying that he was going after Greenland
1:42.9	because he hadn't received the Nobel Peace Prize.
1:47.3	Donald Trump criticized the Norwegian government for not giving him the prize,
1:51.6	saying that actually this was nothing to do with the Nobel Committee.
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