Donald Trump’s latest tantrum didn’t happen on a rally stage or on Truth Social. It landed in the mailbox of a foreign leader — and it has people around the world openly wondering whether the sitting U.S. president has lost his grip on reality.
A bizarre and threatening letter Trump sent to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has triggered international backlash and renewed scrutiny of Trump’s mental state, after he appeared to link global peace, U.S. aggression, and his own personal grievance over being denied the Nobel Peace Prize.
The letter, first obtained by PBS News reporter Nick Schifrin and later confirmed as authentic by Støre himsel, reads less like diplomatic correspondence and more like a personal manifesto fueled by resentment.
In it, Trump declares that he “no longer feels an obligation to think purely of Peace” after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded last year not to him, but to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Machado by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. From there, Trump pivots directly to threats — warning that “the world is not secure” unless Greenland comes under U.S. control.
Yes, Greenland. Again.
The reaction was swift and brutal.
“Whatever people’s views on Trump’s broader politics, these are the words of a man who is having some sort of serious mental breakdown,” wrote British columnist Dan Hodges. “This is not simply rhetoric designed to provoke a response. I’m not sure how much longer US lawmakers and the US cabinet can ignore this fact.”
U.S. lawmakers weren’t exactly reassured either.
“I don’t see how you can be a serious person and not find this extremely worrisome,” Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) wrote on X. “He is not stable at all and his reality is warped. He was always a bit like this of course but now he’s 79.”
Trump, now the oldest sitting president in U.S. history, has increasingly drawn attention for apparent cognitive and physical decline, a trend noted by multiple outlets. But critics say this letter crossed a line — not just because of its tone, but because it ties personal ego wounds to implied geopolitical consequences.
The letter’s authenticity was initially questioned by critics due to its “jaw-dropping” language and what many described as “unhinged crazy talk.” Once confirmed, those doubts were replaced with something darker: fear.
“This is plainly deranged,” wrote British author and former lawmaker Daniel Hannan. “He is a threat to his country and to the world. The Nixon, Clinton and, indeed, Trump impeachments were triggered by less.”
Others were even more blunt.
“Seriously this letter is f*cking insane & Trump has completely lost his mind,” wrote MS NOW columnist Michael Cohen.
The episode underscores a growing concern among analysts and observers that Trump’s impulsiveness, grievance-fueled decision-making, and fixation on personal slights are no longer just political quirks — but potential international liabilities.
When a president openly suggests peace is optional because his ego was bruised, and revives territorial threats in the same breath, the rest of the world takes notice. And this time, they’re not laughing.
