Trump blames Norway for Nobel Peace Prize award to UN judge

U.S. President Donald Trump accused Norway of bearing an indelible stain after the Nobel Committee chose former International Criminal Court judge Navi Pillay for this year’s Peace Prize. ## What Happened The remarks came on Oct 9, 2026, at a campaign rally in the Oncenter, Syracuse, New York. Trump said the decision was disgraceful and embarrassing for Norway, the host of the Nobel institution. He called Pillay a "mystery person" and added, "I never heard of the person. Nobody did." ## Reaction Trump reiterated his long‑standing disappointment at never receiving the prize himself. He listed several Asian flashpoints – the split Korean Peninsula, tensions between Japan and North Korea, and the China‑Taiwan dispute – claiming he had helped keep wars from breaking out there, though he offered no proof. He warned that the Nobel Peace Prize had been “forever discredited by a handful of radical ideologues who are anti‑democracy and really enemies of civilization,” and warned Norway would not be forgotten. ## Context The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by a Norwegian committee each December. In 2026 the prize went to Pillay, who earlier headed a UN inquiry that concluded Israel’s actions in Gaza amounted to genocide.