Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a CNN medical analyst, urged a bipartisan congressional inquiry into President Trump’s fitness after the president sent a provocative letter to Norway’s prime minister about acquiring Greenland. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre rejected Trump’s claims regarding the Nobel Peace Prize and reiterated support for Denmark and Greenland. Critics on social media questioned the president’s mental state, and some have called for consideration of the 25th Amendment. Several European governments publicly dismissed the proposal to transfer Greenland to U.S. control.
CNN Analyst Urges Bipartisan Congressional Inquiry Into Trump’s Fitness After Letter to Norway PM
CNN medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner has called on Congress to open a bipartisan inquiry into President Donald Trump’s mental fitness after the president sent a contentious letter to Norway’s prime minister about Greenland and reportedly directed that it be circulated to other European leaders.
Reiner posted on X (formerly Twitter): “This letter, and the fact that the president directed that it be distributed to other European countries, should trigger a bipartisan congressional inquiry into presidential fitness.” Reiner — who once served as a cardiologist to former Vice President Dick Cheney — has also publicly questioned the president’s recent admission that he took a larger dose of aspirin than recommended.
Trump’s letter, first reported by PBS, read:
"Dear Jonas: 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, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a \"right of ownership\" anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT."
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre issued a terse reply, reaffirming Norway’s support for Denmark and Greenland and correcting Trump’s suggestion about the Nobel Peace Prize. Støre said: "As regards the Nobel Peace Prize, I have clearly explained, including to president Trump, what is well known: the prize is awarded by an independent Nobel Committee and not the Norwegian Government."
After the letter was confirmed authentic, critics across social media raised concerns about the president’s mental state and some urged lawmakers to consider the 25th Amendment as a path to remove the president from office. Several European governments — including France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland and Norway — publicly rejected the idea of transferring Greenland to U.S. control on national-security grounds.
The exchange has intensified scrutiny of presidential communications and prompted calls from some medical and policy experts for congressional review. The letter and its international circulation remain the focus of debate among lawmakers, pundits and foreign counterparts.
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