Trump says Norway has an ‘indelible stain’ for not awarding him the Nobel Peace Prize
Former US President Donald Trump has criticized Norway for not awarding him the Nobel Peace Prize, calling the decision a disgrace. He claimed credit for preventing various international conflicts without providing evidence.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing rhetoric from a major political figure regarding international institutions and his own foreign policy legacy.
US President Donald Trump reiterated his complaints on Friday about not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, calling it a disgraceful and embarrassing decision that had left a stain on Norway, which hosts the Nobel committee.
Trump unleashed on Norway hours after the committee awarded this year’s prize to Navi Pillay, a former International Criminal Court judge who oversaw a UN report that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza.
Trump called Pillay a “mystery person” during a campaign rally in Syracuse, New York. “I never heard of the person. Nobody did.”
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