Trump's idea of diplomacy is always extortion first, and that's just what he tried last month on Norway's finance minister, Jens Stoltenberg. The former Secretary General of NATO and former Prime Minister of Norway didn't seem to appreciate the call, though, as he let "slip" to a Norwegian newspaper what Trump had done.

A reminder that there is no bottom with Trump.

OSLO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - When U.S. President Donald Trump called Norway's finance minister last month to discuss tariffs, he also told him he wanted the Nobel Peace Prize, Norwegian business daily Dagens Naeringsliv reported on Thursday.

Several countries including Israel, Pakistan and Cambodia have nominated Trump for brokering peace agreements or ceasefires, and he has said he deserves the Norwegian-bestowed accolade tha

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