"S**thouse Country": Trump Slams Norway For Nobel Peace Prize Snub
US President Donald Trump disparaged Norway during a campaign rally, labeling it a 'shithouse country' after the Nobel Committee declined to award him the Peace Prize. The Norwegian government responded by reiterating the independence of the Nobel Committee.
Why it matters
The comments highlight the President's aggressive rhetoric regarding international relations and his personal focus on the Nobel Peace Prize.
US President Donald Trump attacked Norway during a campaign rally, calling it a "shithouse country," and said that Norwegian immigrants were not welcome in the United States because its Nobel Committee had not awarded him the Peace Prize."Frankly, Norway sucks. Norway has become a shithouse country, actually," he said during Sunday's speech.Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Trump has made no secret of his desire to win the prestigious Nobel Peace prize.Judge and former UN rights chief Navi Pillay of South Africa was this year's recipient.Trump has called the committee's choice "a disgraceful and embarrassing decision" and argued that the award should have gone to him.Trump said Sunday he would welcome immigrants from certain countries but not Norway "because I didn't get the Nobel Prize.""So I don't…
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