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Trump criticizes Nobel committee during New York campaign rally
President Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Syracuse, New York, on Friday to support Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman.
The rally took place on the day the Nobel Peace Prize was announced for South African jurist Navi Pillay, a former United Nations human rights chief.
The committee recognized Pillay for her work on justice and accountability for war crimes and genocide.
Trump said he should have won the prize and attacked the committee’s decision.
He also repeated his claim that he had ended eight wars, though his role in resolving some conflicts is disputed, while the war with Iran remains unsettled.
The rally was part of Republican efforts to hold congressional majorities in the November 3 midterm elections, and Trump also sought to persuade voters that the economy was doing well.
The event was intended to promote Blakeman, but Trump spent much of it criticizing the Nobel decision and other political opponents.
Donald Trump criticized the Norwegian Nobel Committee during a rally in Syracuse, New York, on Oct. 9, 2026.
He said he should have received the Nobel Peace Prize, which went to South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay.
Trump called the award an “indelible stain” on Norway and said it had been discredited.
The rally was intended to promote Republican New York gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman ahead of the midterm elections.
Trump also criticized Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
- Who
- President Donald Trump criticized the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The award went to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay.
- What
- Trump objected to the committee awarding Pillay the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he should have received it.
- When
- Oct. 9, 2026.
- Where
- The Oncenter in Syracuse, New York.
- Why
- Trump said he deserved the Nobel Peace Prize and criticized the committee’s decision. He was also at a rally intended to promote Republican nominee Bruce Blakeman.
Donald Trump
Norwegian Nobel Committee
Prize decision
Donald Trump
Trump said he should have received the Nobel Peace Prize and criticized the committee for awarding it to Pillay.
Norwegian Nobel Committee
The committee awarded the prize to Pillay for her work on justice and accountability for war crimes and genocide.
should have received the Nobel Peace Prize, but didn't.
an indelible stain on the country of Norway
a liberal person who works at the United Nations who nobody has ever heard of
The Nobel Peace Prize has been forever discredited by a handful of radical ideologues who are anti-democracy and really enemies of civilization. And we will not forget, Norway,
Trump criticized the Nobel Committee during a rally at the Oncenter in Syracuse.
The rally also aimed to promote Republican gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman.
- Date
- Oct. 9, 2026
- Venue
- The Oncenter, Syracuse, New York
- Prize recipient
- Navanethem “Navi” Pillay
- Prize recipient’s work
- Justice and accountability for war crimes and genocide
- Republican nominee promoted
- Bruce Blakeman
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