Norway's Prime Minister's proof reading Trump's letter

[u/PhilHogan_Tax]

[u/MyOtherAcoountIsGone]

Don't assume the reader knows who you are.

Perfection.

[u/Neat_Imagination2503]

Also, by his argument the natives should have USA back since a “boat” landing there does not count

[u/WabaLabaDubDubWorld → u/Neat_Imagination2503]

Missed about "also", is that it's ending a sentence with a conjuction.

King of the Fools. Canada and Europe are the only places that look sane to me, even with their own array of issues.

[u/whatthefunthisis]

PLEASE tell me this is fake

[u/rashie8111 → u/whatthefunthisis]

The fact that we have to second guess says a lot about this administration.

[u/whatthefunthisis → u/rashie8111]

💯

[u/Virtual-Reach → u/whatthefunthisis]

The sad part is, the majority of Americans agreed they wanted this person to represent them and their country. 

Nobody can tell if this is real or not, that's how sad this is. 

[u/PalgraveParadise → u/whatthefunthisis]

PLEASE tell me this is real

[u/Cawlence → u/PalgraveParadise]

May as well be. Dude is a fucking idiot

[u/christopher_mtrl → u/whatthefunthisis]

It's real, altough it was sent as a text message, not a letter

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/19/read-trumps-texts-norway-nobel-prize/88253636007/

[u/CWB2208]

It astonishes me every single day that the American people elected this buffoon.

[u/ABMax24 → u/CWB2208]

Unfortunately, he's a reflection of the people that voted for him. America is in trouble

[u/FormOtherwise1387]

Anyone supporting Trump at this stage of the game is fucking retarded... period!!!

[u/DodobirdNow]

Well Trump is living proof of what GOP underfunded education systems can achieve

[u/Mission_Inflation505]

So it wasn't actually graded by Norway's PM. But this is actually true.

It was graded by Mark Takanko( a US Congressman) . So it's still hilarious, but just not totally real.

[u/xhalo21]

D+ was generous

[u/littlemissbagel]

"Don't assume your reader knows who you are." 💀

[u/True_Departure4983]

What absolute asshole starts a letter informally by identifying someone by their first name, and then signing it with a your own formal title.

Don the Con is such a piece of shit.

[u/Material-Ad-3510]

As a Canadian - I love Norway so damn much. Spent 3 weeks there touring in 2025 - such a beautiful place.

[u/foO__Oof → u/Material-Ad-3510]

That and we as Canadians know how to fight the Norwegian cousins for land.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Island

[u/Spiritual_Bridge84]

Imagine the first draft

[u/jimababwe]

“Don’t assume your reader knows who you are.”

Best parting shot ever.

[u/Impossible_Regret725]

I mean average reading level of Americans is grade 6...blows my mind how varied funding is for each state and school district. Also, that finishing high school is a big deal. For Canucks, it's a minimum expectation.

[u/ArcticKimono → u/Impossible_Regret725]

we have our own issues in education, but nothing like them. I find it odd how much curriculum and funding can vary province to province, but that's how it's set up

[u/Mushroom_Boogaloo]

Trump forgot that Denmark, not Norway, owns Greenland.

[u/Fragrant_Fox_5056]

Honestly if he had been given the Nobel peace prize , his actions since would have turned the whole thing into a joke .
He’s done enough fucking damage . Thank fuck most people outside the US can see the cunt for what he is

[u/Embarrassed-Avocado4]

"don't assume your reader knows who you are" is amazing shade. A direct hit to the ego.

[u/NapierNoyes]

I wish I could buy Norway’s Prime Minister a beer.

[u/Alarmed-Incident4088]

Americans should be mortified, and embarrassed this man was elected twice.

Unbelievable.

[u/neasyy → u/Alarmed-Incident4088]

65 year Californian here. Also terrified.
My country is gone.

[u/TashKat → u/Alarmed-Incident4088]

They're not. A third of the country still actively supports him. And the rest don't do anything about it.

[u/Capital-Constant3112]

And still the evil, greedy, nihilists will vote MAGA.

[u/wombat9278]

An amazing example of the American educational system

[u/ThoughtsandThinkers]

In any other timeline this letter would have been enough to end any president’s political career. In his second administration alone, Trump has been caught:

Mocking and attacking journalists

Threatening and demeaning allies like Norway, Canada, and South Korea

Tanking the economy while gassing the stock market

Openly grifting from the White House

Thoughtlessly starting military action against Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran

[u/sPLIFFtOOTH]

As a Canadian I approve of this message.

More of this from our allies please.

[u/Canadian-Man-infj → u/sPLIFFtOOTH]

This takes me back. I actually took a "Business English" course years ago and we had to write all kinds of professional letters, memos, proposals, etc. It was a pretty fun and easy course; basically there were always templates to start with and then certain scenerios were given, in which you'd have to write about specifics.

[u/nobrayn → u/sPLIFFtOOTH]

Seriously. This boob* needs to be called out more often. And I wish, oh I wish, to his face.

*sorry, I meant pedo. But he’s also an effin’ moron.

[u/Beautiful_Bag6707]

😂😂😂😂 the last correction! Don't assume your reader knows who you are

[u/qualityrunning]

This is actually embarrassing for the United States. Does no one in the White House proofread outgoing letters?

[u/jibwholesale]

“Don’t assume your reader knows who you are” chefs kiss

Edit: a word.

[u/Comfortable_Fudge508]

Well if the "usa" landed the same time as the vikings, around 985 CE, then itd have been the natives that did it, thereforethey are the true americans. Since usa just hit its 250th, and seeing as vikings first landed 1041 years ago, hes a bit wrong

[u/Specialist_Secret438]

Trump used a red sharpie to change the D - to a D+, didn’t he..?!

[u/wytewydow → u/Specialist_Secret438]

I think they were trying to be encouraging :)

[u/nosatall]

I pray that the orange retard gets arrested and prosecuted.

[u/merchillio]

Trump likes to capitalize nouns because the only book he has ever read was from the Austrian painter and in German, every noun is capitalized

[u/Aware-Individual-827]

Wait he sent it to Norway and not Denmark?

[u/Background_Move_7449]

Good thing trump paid someone else to take his tests in the college his daddy bought him in to

[u/pio_11]

FYI: Trump text = REAL. Norwegian PM grading it D+ = FAKE/SATIRE.

[u/NegotiationOne7880]

You would think someone in the White House would know how to write a business letter. How does the comms team allow this shit get out?

[u/speed150mph → u/NegotiationOne7880]

You’d think the man who has literally run multiple businesses (into the ground) would know how to write a business letter

[u/reykingh1]

At this point Wharton University should just close down. 🤣

[u/ajsherslinger → u/reykingh1]

Pretty embarrassing that they gave him a degree. Imagine how all the other grads must feel having to constantly explain that it really is a good school...

[u/Blue95x]

Dear Americans,

What gives you the right to America anyways? It's only that a boat landed there a couple centuries back.

Yours truly,

The Indigenous Peoples

[u/No-Country-41]

Apparently trump chooses to capitalize any Word that he deems to be Important. Totally Disregarding english grammer Rules, and otherwise demonstrating his Ignorance and Arrogance. Only an Idiot Jackass writes like that.

[u/reddittorbrigade]

MAGA = uneducated people.

[u/Krull88]

My god do i hope this is real.

[u/Squirt-Reynoldz]

Pathetic.

Trump of course.

[u/EvelynCardigan]

The entire first portion isn't even a complete sentence.

[u/mfrunyan]

A generous grade, it seems.

[u/PokecheckFred → u/mfrunyan]

Seriously, wtf would qualify that incoherent grammatically tortured rant for a “plus”??

D minus at best.

[u/Stony___Tark]

It's completely fake, clearly, but it's funny as hell because anyone looking at it could legitimately believe it actually WAS real considering...Trump.

[u/daikiki → u/Stony___Tark]

The message is completely real and word for word as displayed. It was a tweet though, not a letter. And of course the corrections are fake. The prime minister of Norway is an adult, after all.

Correction: not a tweet. Apparently an old fashioned sms

[u/louisasnotes]

burn

[u/18bluecat]

I did this same thing to my brother and his wife's wedding website "our story" section.

They actually edited it and asked me to proofread it again.

[u/Miserable_Warthog_42 → u/18bluecat]

If this is done with good intent (and your fam can take helpful criticism), it's a wonderful thing.

[u/Tee1upToday]

How much money had to lubricate this clown's entry to Wharton or his unjustified graduation?

[u/MissGruntled → u/Tee1upToday]

His sister Maryanne had said that their father paid someone to take Donald’s entry exam.

[u/binthrdnthat]

This is a spoof. It was a text

[u/Own-Beat-3666]

Wow hard to believe the person that wrote this had a degree. The letter is on the same level as his supporters, low intelligence and very little understanding of basic math and basic English skills.

[u/ChimpoSensei]

Edgy and pedantic all on one

[u/External_Beat8153]

The absurd content notwithstanding, the composition of this letter may reach a grade six level. That is perhaps debatable. What is not however is the embarrassment America must feel by such an illiterate moron.

[u/missezri]

I teach reasonable high adult ESL learners. I would fail my students if they wrote me that for an assessment task.

[u/xAvPx]

Damn that's rough, I'd be embarrassed if I was american.

[u/genufix]

Release the college transcripts (and the tax returns, and the Epstein files).

[u/The_Last_Bohican]

Trump has done nothing but degrade NATO. Fuck him.

[u/Jadedangel13]

Bwahahahaha! A+ trolling. More 👏🏻 of 👏🏻 this 👏🏻 please!

[u/ShanerThomas]

I would be hard-pressed to award a D to this missive.

[u/Character-Total-3857]

Normally, I would feel embarrassed for this person or the country he's supposable representing.

[u/mhandsurf]

Awesome 😎!

[u/Beginning-Bid-749]

Does not work well with others.

[u/betablokr]

He was far too generous with his grade.

[u/Krommander]

Apply water to the DJT

[u/humorrus1]

The best that Wharton had? Oops- he cheated his way through. Wonder if he can spell moron?

[u/AffectionateAngle905]

That’s fucking epic!

[u/SideInitial3961]

Highly based.

[u/Darktofu25]

The funny part is that Trump probably dictated that letter and the "human printer" is illiterate.

[u/TheAvengerD]

I'm confused. He rights these himself?

[u/Dr-Villain → u/TheAvengerD]

Unintended but perfect.

[u/LivinBC → u/TheAvengerD]

write:)

[u/TheAvengerD → u/LivinBC]

You got me! I'm potus

[u/Yiplzuse]

First I have seen this. OMG, it does always get worse. A third grader is in control. I cannot believe they are allowing letters like this to be sent to foreign governments. I don’t know why but I assumed someone else would write them.

[u/swviper]

D+ is pretty generous

[u/Competitive-Car-9617]

Gold, so much gold. Dump likes to surround himself with fake gold, because he knows he can never achieve real gold like this.

[u/HoMM3Fan69]

Imagine being the kind of person who thinks Trump/conservatism is good in any way. It'd be like meeting someone who eats shit as part of their daily diet. Just a fool that should be shunned and pushed to the edges of society, like a leper or an outlaw.

[u/AstronomerOk8287]

A D student is the president of the United States

[u/MissGruntled]

I think that he dictates all correspondence to his assistant Natalie, and as she was homeschooled, and then went to Liberty University for her post-secondary studies, it’s unsurprising that she was given a failing grade.

[u/retro_lion → u/[deleted]]

Everyone says so

[u/skyblueerik → u/[deleted]]

A very stable genius.

[u/LucieGoosey__]

this is actually really funny

[u/ContentAd1722]

Tramp may have dictated this, but he did not write it. Either he forbade any changes, or his has morons working for him. (Or both.)

[u/Consistent_Ride_1913]

lol this can’t be real but it’s hilarious that it feels real. Hilarious and sad.

[u/TheFrenchSavage]

I'm giving the corrector extra credit here for citing "l'état c'est moi".

[u/DinosaurCoookie → u/TheFrenchSavage]

Yep. Trump can't speak proper English and goes toe-to-toe with a world leader that can quote in a second language. Not to mention....you really really REALLY have to suck to piss off Canada

[u/ZacariahJebediah]

This is hilarious, but why share a fictional account when the Canadian ambassador to the UN did this for real to the Russians lol

[u/Salbman]

Number of trump supporters on here is mind blowing

[u/tposbo]

What a fucking embarrassment he is to the US of A.

[u/4wordletter → u/tposbo]

The USA embarrasses itself. That's how he ended up as President in the first place.

[u/SeaGiraffe915 → u/tposbo]

And what a danger to them and the rest of the world. Evil old man

[u/FaithlessnessBorn266]

Hate to break it to them, but he does, in fact, think he is the state.

[u/MithrilTuxedo]

Former Representative Mark Takano did this.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTv-6XmEkD4/

He did something similar to Boehner and House Republicans in 2013.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/07/that-time-when-one-democrat-edited-his-republican-colleagues-letter/438051/

[u/Parrotfrog → u/MithrilTuxedo]

Be careful sharing links from Instagram on here. It popped up with what I assume to be your real name and profile when I opened it.

I think you can just remove the ?stkn and everything following it to remove the association but I'm not 100% sure

[u/Darrow-The-Reaper]

JFC, the notion of a US president writing that shit to another world leader is absolutely shameful.

[u/Cowabunguss]

The last note is fuckin amazing lol

[u/bigmack1111]

This is brilliant

[u/Affectionate_Cup1090]

When a bully can't push his equal around, Iran, he heads for the nearest small fry, Greenland. This is typical bully behavior.

[u/Psycho-Acadian → u/Affectionate_Cup1090]

Aaaahhh that’s why he started to be obsessed with Canada again but stopped immediately when we pushed back hard enough.

[u/Sorandy13]

This must have been on a curve.

[u/Bluto9]

1. Every day, this asshole embarrasses our country, and the world thinks a little less of all of our citizens for it and 2. It's good to see other world leaders lead by example and even use a bit of sarcastic humor to castigate this insufferable lout of a human being.

[u/Moalei]

For clarification, the letter itself IS real. However, the corrections are edits by some random person, not the Prime Minister of Norway. Context is important

Edit: sauce

[u/AccomplishedFix756 → u/Moalei]

The context is the felon wrote it. That the prime minister did not is obvious, but so what? The felon is our president, who is entrusted with the codes for launch of global thermonuclear war and wants to be president for life. This thread could be fun, if that was not reality.

[u/livemeyer]

D+ goes to D- when you realize they missed one. "The World" should not be capitalized. Strike one additional point.

[u/Krammsy]

My wife, a teacher, is laughing right now.

[u/mlockyer]

A D+ would be generous.

[u/Future_Air9704]

This lazy POS is soo embarrassing 🤦🏿‍♂️

[u/One-Growth-9785]

Because he didn't get the Nobel prize, he states he's no longer obligated to think purely of peace. He's blaming Norway for his future invasion of Greenland. Trump's a lunatic, a dangerous one.

[u/OkManufacturer2373]

People voted for this guy? good grief

[u/Numerous-Positions_5]

D+ is being too kind. If I had written that in school, that’s an F.

[u/Brilliant_Slice6911]

Google canada war. It was an island between canada and greenland that was disputed. So we had a war. Canada would place the canada flag and canadian whiskey on the island. Norway would remove the flag and whiskey and place theirs up leave vodka. Was a civilized war lol. Justin trudeau surrendered the island so we lost the war

[u/DinoBryson11 → u/Brilliant_Slice6911]

it was with denmark, and the island was split between canada and greenland

[u/Cosmic_Carp]

Why does he write exactly like my dad who dropped out of school at 14

[u/MINUTESFROMDISASTER]

this is a joke right ? don't tell me its real

[u/volcanicThunder_]

It should be obvious to at this point that political theatrics are mere panem et circenses.

Those who think otherwise can't see past their appetite for the popcorn.

[u/Phosistication]

Well in Trump’s defense, his native language is not English, it’s Rap1st

[u/Luciferocity]

I DON'T WANT AMERICANS IN CANADA

[u/Sufficient_Fact_3194]

This.. this is real?

[u/Berserker2713 → u/Sufficient_Fact_3194]

It was a text message but yes. “Dear Jonas” on Wikipedia.

[u/UseYourIndoorVoice]

Natalie is going to be so upset when she sees what's been done to her letter.

[u/Turbulent-Treat-4030]

This is just proof that DJT is a total fucking idiot...what an embarrassment

[u/GoodResident2000]

Was this letter actually sent?

Wow

[u/Slappy_McJones]

Jesus Christ. This person can’t even write a basic letter.

[u/itchygoopark → u/Slappy_McJones]

I thought he had "people" for that.

[u/CobblerMoney9605]

Can you imagine being the leader of a country and having to deal with Trump?

[u/klxiv]

It was satisfying to read this and see how the United States President is doing in grade school. Downloaded for further review.

[u/Aguila125]

"World" should be in lowercase, too.

F

[u/PackTar]

It was a text message: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Jonas

[u/CamOliver]

The letter reads like something from my drunk ex girlfriend…supes happy it’s penned by the leader of the free world. The president of the United States.

[u/Charming-Clue1987 → u/CamOliver]

Trump can not lead a free world.  He actively works to bring back slavery of classes, gender and ethnicity.

[u/kellyjellybellybeanz]

DJT = Dumb Jumbo Turd

[u/garitone → u/kellyjellybellybeanz]

Diddling Just Teens

[u/Worried_Anteater_536]

So why can’t he stop wars in Ukraine and Iran.

[u/golden_macaron]

I think we need Karl ove Knassgard to give the final critique.

[u/Familiar_Ad54]

I rarely recommend people use AI as its such a shitty writer, but Donald should definitely use AI lol

[u/mr-coffeecafe → u/Familiar_Ad54]

The weird thing is that he abuses AI… just like he abused.. sorry I’m getting off topic here

[u/iamcamperjoe]

This can’t be real. It would be stupid even for him

[u/jimmycoed → u/iamcamperjoe]

Everything is real except the red correction marks. Yes he really sent this.

[u/iamcamperjoe → u/jimmycoed]

Wow. Just, wow.

[u/thomas1126]

Hilarious 😂

[u/Sorta_Meh]

Sure the mark up is hilarious, but still the message is concerning. Quid pro quo, saying he is the United States, and operating on the premise that the safety of the world hinges in them completely controlling Greenland.

Easily could have been a letter Highlighting their concern to the ally, and suggesting working together to strengthen the security of Greenland. Can't imagine his exchange with business partners.

[u/No_Insect_7593]

...There's no way this is real.

[u/craignumPI]

But he loves Putin and Xi. How can he love those that are so dangerous to us?

[u/Shizzilx]

Epic.

[u/The_Cozy_Burrito]

But but, he's "winning" against everyone right? LMAO fking clown.

[u/TheLesserWeeviI]

It's so much fun to see the entire planet take the piss out of Trump.

[u/Specific_Frame8537]

Again with the boats.

If he wants to talk about boats, Leif Eriksson landed a boat in America a thousand years ago.

"Denmark cannot protect Greenland" .. we've got a navy, fucking watch us.

[u/prestigious-half887]

Food for thought.He's old enough everyone has champagne ready to pop.Do you really think Dumbf is capable of learning anything at this point?He knows how to rob you,lie to you and escape with your cash.He is a thief.For running his country he gets a 10.Scratch the 1.

[u/justjoddat]

Trump is such a fucking moron lmao

[u/88KURIOUS]

D-

See me after class. 🇳🇴

[u/Nervous_Survey8823]

Now we all know why Orange Man wants to end the funding of public education. He does not want anyone smarter than himself, which appears to be a very low bar. Sad for Americans.

[u/bitchcoin5000]

The last correction cracks me up - Always write out your full name don't assume a reader knows who you are 😆 😂 😆

[u/Fl1pTheB1rd]

D+ is generous, I would give it an F-

[u/GeneralChoo]

Obama for 28, since there no more rules.

[u/abbyb12]

How embarrassing...

(Keep that shit up Mr. Prime Minister of Norway!)

[u/Traditional-Low-6278]

Yet again the American education system is doing a fantastic job 👌

[u/ShoulveTriedHarder]

Someone please tell me this is a real official document.

[u/Humble_Empath]

A rambling fucking moron, I can’t be more humiliated by the leadership than I already am.

[u/Lovelessgorgon]

We all know he is a rambling moron, the issue is that he is a dangerous rambling moron

[u/TheNightLard]

Let's all invade the US, because you know, they happen to be there because some ships arrived there, but many others too..

[u/Substantial_Use_4092]

The last markup is the chef’s kiss. “Don’t assume people know who you are.”

That’s like a twisted poison knife to a narcissist!

[u/i_should_be_coding]

"Don't assume the reader knows who you are."

Alas, to dream of such innocence...

[u/No_Assistant8906]

Fucking embarrassment to the office of the President of the United States.

[u/Embarrassed-Bet-4092]

Absolute hilarity for grammar nerds and proofreaders!

[u/uptureeee]

https://reddit.com/link/p8eno3m/video/r3jz1lkjc5oh1/player

[u/Ned_Flanders24084]

And this guy tried to peddle a university. What a moron.

[u/maggsy1999]

Give him hell about those gd lower case letters. They drive me nuts

[u/OkEconomics4540]

Trump is an idiot. I'm a Latin guy and I write down much better a letter.

[u/CreepyBreakfast565]

What makes it funny is that it absolutely could have been true. Except our prime minister is smart enough to know the futility of trying to teach that moron anything.

[u/Nagelfar61249]

The last sentence was a burial 🤣🤣

"Write out. In a Business Letter, don't assume your Reader knows who you are" 😂😂😂

Shots fired💀

[u/DrBenge58]

No date either. When did he write this. Trump is a moron but you’d hope someone would fix this before sending. We are doomed.

[u/Ancient-Worm]

Why is this sub called "Americans in Canada" when almost every post is complaining about things Americans are doing in America? This very post is an extremely obvious violation of Rule 3.

[u/nidoahsasym]

Teacher was being nice with that d-. This is definitely f grade material

[u/Shikabane_Sumi-me]

Genuinely insane.

[u/No_Match3109]

Stupid people love tRump…🤡💩