Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Trump Condemns Nobel Choice as Pillay Wins Peace Prize
Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work against serious crimes.
President Donald Trump said he thought the committee made a bad choice.
He said he should have won instead and criticized Norway.
Trump also said he had never heard of Pillay.
Pillay responded with a joke about possibly sharing her prize with him.
The award includes a medal, a diploma, and $1.2 million.
Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize for work against war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Trump called the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s decision disgraceful and said the prize should have gone to him.
Speaking at a rally in Syracuse, New York, Trump said he had never heard of Pillay.
Trump said the choice left an “indelible stain” on Norway and claimed the prize had been discredited.
Pillay joked that she might share the prize with Trump if the crowd applauded more.
- Who
- Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize; Donald Trump criticized the decision.
- What
- Pillay received the prize for her work against war crimes and crimes against humanity, while Trump said he should have won it.
- When
- Friday; the article does not give a specific date.
- Where
- Trump made his remarks at a rally in Syracuse, New York; the award decision was made by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
- Why
- The committee recognized Pillay’s work against war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Committee’s choice and recognition
Trump’s criticism
Who deserved the prize
Committee’s choice and recognition
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the prize to Navi Pillay for her work against war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Trump’s criticism
Trump argued that the United States, represented by him as president, should have received the prize.
Assessment of the award
Committee’s choice and recognition
Pillay accepted the recognition and joked that she might share the prize with Trump if the crowd applauded more.
Trump’s criticism
Trump called the decision disgraceful and embarrassing, and said the prize had been discredited.
- Prize recipient
- Navi Pillay
- Award
- Nobel Peace Prize
- Recognition
- Work against war crimes and crimes against humanity
- Trump's response
- Called the committee’s choice disgraceful and said the prize should have gone to him
- Rally location
- Syracuse, New York
- Prize components
- A gold medal, a diploma, and $1.2 million