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Hello, much of the world's attention today on Monday, the 19th of January, has been focused

on a text exchange with Donald Trump by the President of Finland, but it was actually sent by

the Prime Minister of Norway, who's Jonas Gar Stora.

Here it is in full, because it deserves to be listened to in full. So here is the message from Alex and Jonas, the heads of Finland and Norway.

Dear Mr. President, dear Donald, on the contact across the Atlantic, on Greenland, Gaza, Ukraine,

and your tariff announcement yesterday.

You know our position on these issues, but we believe we should all work to take this down and de-escalate. So much is happening around us where we need to stand together.

We're proposing a call with you later today, with both of us or separately, give us a hint

of what you prefer, best Alex and Jonas.

Here is the reply from Donald Trump.

Dear Jonas, considering your country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having

stopped eight 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, he means Greenland,

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, initial caps, of Greenland.

Thank you, President DJT.

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