The atmosphere was tense as he offered a succinct response: “No comment,” he stated firmly.

Undeterred, he reiterated his assertion that the Norwegian government influenced the outcome of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, suggesting foul play in the selection process. “Norway totally controls it despite what they say,” he claimed, casting doubt on the perceived independence of the prize.

“They like to say they have nothing to do with it, but they have everything to do with it,” he continued, emphasizing his belief that Norway’s involvement is more significant than it appears.

These provocative statements emerged shortly after a text message sent to Norway’s Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, was made public, adding another layer of intrigue to the unfolding situation.

His comments come after a text sent to Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store went public.

“Dear Jonas: 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, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America,” Trump wrote to Store.

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by a committee appointed by the Norwegian Parliament.

The five member panel includes three politicians from different parties, a foreign policy scholar and a nonprofit leader.

“Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, 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.”

Denmark started its colonisation of Greenland in 1721, decades before the United States existed as a country.

“I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States,” the president wrote to Store.

“The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland.”

The president is amping up his rhetoric in his ambitions for the massive island in the Atlantic, which has for centuries been a territory of Denmark.

Denmark has responded to America’s threats by sending more troops to Greenland.

About 200 Danish soldiers have landed in the towns of Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq.

Polling showed that Americans were overwhelmingly opposed to annexing Greenland.

A Reuters poll found just 17 per cent of Americans approved of his efforts to take Greenland.

Just 10 per cent approved of “using military force to obtain new territory”.