Trump fumes over Nobel peace prize 'snub,' criticizes Norway and winner

Former President Donald Trump publicly voiced strong disapproval on Friday, October 9, 2026, after being bypassed for the Nobel Peace Prize, instead awarded to South African jurist Navi Pillay. Speaking at a campaign rally in Syracuse, New York, Trump expressed his belief that the United States, under his leadership, should have received the esteemed award. He also posted similar sentiments on social media.

Trump criticized the decision as an "indelible stain" on Norway, where the Nobel Peace Prize committee is based, and labeled those responsible as "radical ideologues." He further disparaged the laureate, Navi Pillay—a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and International Criminal Court judge—as a "liberal person" and a "mystery person" whom "nobody has ever heard of."

The former president reiterated his long-held view that he deserved the prize for his perceived accomplishments in resolving global conflicts. In response to Trump's remarks, Pillay reportedly made a lighthearted joke about sharing the prize with him during an event in Germany.