Trump Slams Nobel Committee for Awarding Peace Prize to Navi Pillay

Former U.S. President Donald Trump fiercely criticized the Nobel Committee on Saturday for awarding the Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, stating he had "never heard of her." Trump asserted that the United States, under his leadership, deserved the prize for achievements including ending eight wars, preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, and securing the return of all Israeli hostages, both living and deceased. He described Pillay as a "liberal person who works at the UN, who nobody has ever heard of."

Pillay was recognized by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for "her efforts to promote peace and international justice." Her past roles include serving as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, a judge at the International Criminal Court, and heading a UN commission of inquiry on Israel and Gaza, which the article notes was known for being strongly anti-Israel.

Trump further claimed the UN offered no assistance in resolving conflicts he attributed to himself. "In all the wars that I settled, I never spoke to the UN. They didn't help me," he stated, adding that the United States should have received the Nobel Peace Prize.

Speaking at a rally in Syracuse, New York, Trump reiterated his claim of settling eight wars, suggesting each could have earned a Nobel Prize. He cited conflicts between India and Pakistan, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Kosovo and Serbia, Congo and Rwanda, as well as Israel and Hamas, and Israel and Iran.

Regarding the Middle East, Trump claimed he stopped Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, warning of potential devastation across the region and beyond. He also asserted that Hamas was now "very different" and that he had succeeded in returning all Israeli hostages, living and deceased. "I brought back all the hostages in Israel, including the last 28, the living and the dead," Trump said, emphasizing that the return of fallen soldiers' bodies was also a key achievement. He stated, "We got them all back. Nobody can believe it. Nobody thought it was possible."