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Trump Slams Nobel Peace Prize Award, Calls It A 'Stain on Norway'
Former US President Donald Trump fiercely criticized the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay, calling it a "stain on Norway" and claiming the US deserved the award. Trump argued that Pillay was unknown and that the UN played no part in conflicts he claimed to have settled.
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What happened
- 01Donald Trump attacked the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay, calling it a "stain on Norway."
- 02Trump claimed the United States, and effectively himself, deserved the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
- 03He criticized Navi Pillay as a "liberal person who works at the United Nations, who nobody has ever heard of."
- 04The former president asserted the UN played no role in conflicts he claimed to have settled.
- 05Trump cited his actions in the Middle East, including preventing Iran's nuclear program and hostage returns, as reasons for the US to receive the award.
- 06Navi Pillay was honored for her work promoting peace and international law, having previously served as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
He cited his administration's actions in the Middle East, including preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and securing the return of Israeli hostages, as reasons the US should have been honored.
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