Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Trump Says Nobel Peace Prize Snub Discredits Award
Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Syracuse on Friday.
He said he should have received the Nobel Peace Prize.
He criticized Norway for the decision.
Trump said he deserved the prize eight times for wars he said he had settled.
He also claimed he helped stop India and Pakistan from going to war and saved 50 million lives.
The article says the prize went to Navi Pillay, a former United Nations human rights chief from South Africa.
Trump said he had not heard of her.
He also said he was trying to end conflicts involving Iran and Russia-Ukraine.
At a rally in Syracuse on Friday, Donald Trump criticized Norway for not awarding him the Nobel Peace Prize.
Trump said he deserved the prize eight times for wars he claimed to have settled.
He claimed to have prevented a war between India and Pakistan and saved 50 million lives.
Trump criticized the prize decision and described the recipient as a liberal United Nations figure he had not heard of.
He said he was working toward ending conflicts involving Iran and Russia-Ukraine.
- Who
- US President Donald Trump and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Navi Pillay.
- What
- Trump criticized Norway for not awarding him the Nobel Peace Prize and made claims about conflicts he said he had settled or prevented.
- When
- Friday; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- A rally in Syracuse, as reported from Washington.
- Why
- Trump said he deserved the prize for wars he claimed to have settled and objected to the decision not to award it to him.
Trump's criticism
Prize decision
Who deserved the Nobel Peace Prize
Trump's criticism
Trump argued that he should have received the prize, saying he had settled wars and deserved it eight times.
Prize decision
The prize was awarded to Navi Pillay, according to the article; it does not provide the prize committee's reasoning or a response from Norway.
- Event
- Trump criticized the Nobel Peace Prize decision at a rally.
- Location
- Syracuse
- Day
- Friday
- Trump's claim
- He said he should have won the prize eight times for wars he had settled.
- Lives claim
- Trump said he saved 50 million lives by preventing a war between India and Pakistan.
- Recipient named in article
- Navi Pillay, described as a South African former UN human rights chief.
- Other conflicts mentioned
- Trump said he was on course to end wars involving Iran and Russia-Ukraine.