Trump calls Nobel Peace Prize snub a stain on Norway
American President Donald Trump criticized Norway's Nobel Committee for not awarding him the Peace Prize, calling it an indelible stain on the country.
American President Donald Trump has harshly criticized Norway's Nobel Committee for declining to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, branding the decision as an "indelible stain" on the nation. At a campaign rally, Trump, representing the United States in his capacity as president, asserted that his own country should have been the recipient of the prestigious accolade.
The Nobel Committee's announcement revealed that South African judge and lawyer Navi Pillay had been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Pillay currently serves as a special judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague and previously headed a United Nations commission examining the Palestinian territories and the Israeli occupation.
In September 2025, this commission concluded that the Israeli occupation had perpetrated genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
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