Trump Called Norwegian Minister to Ask About Nobel Peace Prize Nomination: Report

David Gilmour Aug 15th, 2025, 6:57 am

(Matt Cardy/PA Wire URN:32590714)

President Donald Trump personally phoned Norway’s finance minister last month to press an unlikely diplomatic request, a Nobel Peace Prize nomination, according to new reports.

The president rang Jens Stoltenberg “out of the blue” as the minister walked through the country’s capital Oslo, Norwegian business daily reported Thursday

“He wanted the Nobel prize – and to discuss tariffs,” the newspaper quoted unnamed sources as saying.

It is reportedly not the first time Trump has raised the subject with Stoltenberg, a former NATO secretary-general. In a statement to Reuters , Stoltenberg confirmed the call but framed it as a di

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