"Before broaching the Greenland dispute, Macron opted in his message to first talk about other issues where he and Trump seem roughly on the same page. "We are totally in line on Syria. We can do great things on Iran," the French leader wrote in English. Then, he added: "I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland," immediately followed by: "Let us try to build great things.""
"This week, a text message that Trump sent to Norway's prime minister also became public, released by the Norwegian government and confirmed by the White House. In it, Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year's decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize. "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," the message read."
President Trump published a message he received from French President Emmanuel Macron, and Macron's office confirmed its authenticity. Macron addressed Trump as "My friend" and used a deferential tone while questioning Trump's Greenland initiative. Macron emphasized alignment on Syria and potential cooperation on Iran, then wrote that he did not understand the Greenland move and urged, "Let us try to build great things." Trump also made public a message he sent to Norway's prime minister that linked his Greenland stance to last year's Nobel Prize decision. Trump has been breaking diplomatic norms by releasing private communications publicly. The timing of Macron's message receipt remains unclear.
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