Over the weekend, President Trump got a message.

It was about Greenland.

Trump received a text message from the Prime Minister of Norway saying, let's hold on,

let's have a chat and talk this through ostensibly.

That's our colleague Max Colchester, who's been following the story.

And Trump replies with this amazing message, essentially saying that because

he was snubbed by the Nobel Prize committee,

he's no longer committed to the pursuit of peace, and that he should take control of Greenland.

On Monday, the exchange went public.

It was just one example of a European leader

scrambling to deal with Trump's renewed push

to control Greenland, which is part of Denmark.

And it raised the question of whether the U.S. would turn to military force to help him get it,

especially after comments the president made earlier this month.

We're not going to have Russia or China occupy Greenland, and that's what they're going to do if we don't.

So we're going to be doing something with Greenland either the nice way or the more difficult way.

We've seen a significant escalation in the rhetoric around Greenland.

We've seen him come out and say, America needs Greenland for national security reasons,

and anyone who stands in my way of getting it will be punished.

Now. And anyone who stands in my way of getting it will be punished.

Now, Europe is wondering if the US is turning from a steadfast ally into an urgent threat. This is potentially a huge deal, which could see a reshaping of the transatlantic relationship between Europe and America.

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