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Norway trolls Trump with toilet joke after his Nobel Prize meltdown

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Haygarth, D. (2026, October 29). Norway trolls Trump with toilet joke after his Nobel Prize meltdown. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-norway-toilet-joke-nobel-prize-b3075947.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-10-29 · by Dan Haygarth

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Norway’s tourist board responded to President Donald Trump’s comments about Norway being a “s**t house country” by compiling a list of scenic public toilets, titled "Are these the world’s best s**t houses?" The post on Visit Norway's website humorously suggests that Norwegian lavatories are worth visiting. This response comes after Trump criticized Norway for not awarding him a Nobel Peace Prize and expressed dissatisfaction with immigrants from the country. Experts praised this approach as an effective way to counteract the seriousness of Trump’s criticism with humor and wit.
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Donald Trump called Norway a "shithouse country" during a rally in Port Huron, Michigan on October 23, 2026, after expressing frustration over not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. The comments came ahead of the midterm elections and were part of his broader criticism of immigration policies. In response, Visit Norway, the nation’s tourism board, published a humorous guide to scenic public restrooms across the country, quipping that "Norway makes sh*t houses great again." This creative retort aimed at turning Trump's insult into a point of national pride and humor.

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“The articles discuss related responses to Trump's comments about Norway, but describe different events: one is a historical context and response from Norwegian history, while the other is Norway's tourism board's current reaction to recent comments by Trump.”
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“While both articles mention Trump's comments about Norway and his desire for the Nobel Peace Prize, they describe different aspects of the situation.”
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Jens Kjeldsen, a rhetoric professor at the University of Bergen, praised the tourist board’s response for showing up the president. “By creating humour, the statements become less serious than they otherwise would have been”, he told NRK.
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🔮 As he attributed unrest in France to immigration, the president said he would welcome immigrants from some countries but not from Norway "because I didn't get the Nobel Prize ...
2026-10-29 · The Independent
Norway trolls Trump with toilet joke after his Nobel Prize meltdown · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 0 hedged)

Norway has found the perfect riposte to Donald Trump bizarrely labelling it a "s**t house country". asserted
Trump → find → it
The US president said on Sunday that immigrants from Norway are not welcome in the United States, days before next week's midterm elections. asserted
immigrants → say → elections
The tantrum came as the president continued to complain that the Nobel committee, based in the capital Oslo, has not awarded him a Peace Prize. asserted
committee → come → Prize
In response, Visit Norway, the Scandinavian nation’s tourist board compiled a list of its best toilets, asking “Are these the world’s best s**t houses?” asserted
these → compile → toilets
“Norway makes s**t houses great again”, the post on its website compiling the country’s most scenic lavatory facilities read. asserted
post → make → facilities
“These toilets are worth a visit, both when you really have to go – and when you don’t.” asserted
you → go → ?
President Trump has long coveted the Nobel Peace Prize and made no secret of his aspiration to win it. asserted
Trump → covet → it
He has previously heaped pressure on the committee to give him the prestigious accolade. asserted
He → heap → accolade
As he attributed unrest in France to immigration, the president said he would welcome immigrants from some countries but not from Norway "because I didn't get the Nobel Prize ... asserted
I → attribute → Prize
So I don't want anybody from Norway. asserted
I → want → Norway
" "Norway has become a s**t house country, actually," Mr Trump said, using a term that he has previously applied to Haiti, Libya, Somalia and Yemen. asserted
he → become → Haiti
There was no indication that the Trump administration was adopting new official policy on Norwegian immigrants. asserted
administration → be → immigrants
Trump earlier previously called the failure to give him a Nobel Peace Prize an "indelible stain" on Norway. Visit Norway’s list featured those from its scenic routes. asserted
list → call → routes
Its description of one read: “If you are a mere mortal like us and can’t afford a gold-plated toilet seat, the Golden loo on the island Senja is the next best thing.” asserted
loo → read → island
About the response, Evgenia Egorova, senior adviser at Visit Norway told NRK: “Sometimes it doesn't take much, just a little do-it-yourself humour and fantastic Norwegian architecture.” asserted
it → tell → it
Jens Kjeldsen, a rhetoric professor at the University of Bergen, praised the tourist board’s response for showing up the president. “By creating humour, the statements become less serious than they otherwise would have been”, he told NRK. asserted
he → praise → NRK
He added: “It's like the bully in kindergarten. asserted
It → add → kindergarten
If you get too serious, the bully will win, but if you manage to take it with a smile, or make fun of the bully, you're in a much better position”. asserted
you → get → position
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