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Trump goes off on Norway for awarding Nobel Peace Prize to ‘mystery woman’ — claims he deserves ‘eight’ medals

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Nava, V. (2026, October 10). Trump goes off on Norway for awarding Nobel Peace Prize to ‘mystery woman’ — claims he deserves ‘eight’ medals. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/09/us-news/trump-goes-off-on-norway-for-awarding-nobel-peace-prize-to-mystery-woman-claims-he-deserves-eight-medals/

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President Trump criticized Norway during a rally in Syracuse, NY, for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to someone he deemed unknown and irrelevant. He claimed that he deserved eight Nobel Peace Prizes instead, arguing that he had ended "eight wars" without needing assistance from international organizations like the United Nations. Trump accused the Norwegian Nobel Committee of bias and dismissed their decision as a “disgraceful and embarrassing” move against him personally and by extension against the country of Norway.
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The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African jurist Navanethem "Navi" Pillay on October 9 in Oslo, Norway. The Norwegian Nobel Committee honored Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law. This year's prize announcement came amid speculation that US President Donald Trump might react strongly due to his previous claims of deserving the award. However, experts dismissed Trump as ineligible given his controversial policies, including the war with Iran and territorial disputes like those over Greenland.

The committee received 287 nominations this year, reflecting ongoing global conflicts and crises. Pillay's selection aims to restore credibility to the prize after last year’s contentious decision that saw Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado gift her award to Trump, undermining its integrity. This year’s choice highlights a commitment to international law and human rights, signaling a rejection of aggressive power politics by major nations like Israel.

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“I never heard of this particular person, but congratulations anyway,” he added, noting that “in all of the wars that I’ve settled, I never spoke to the United Nations.
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🔮 “And we will not forget, Norway.”

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President Trump made the case Friday that he deserves eight Nobel Peace Prize medals, as he railed against Norway for snubbing him for a second-straight year. asserted
he → make → year
“Today they gave out the Nobel Peace Prize to a person – I never heard of the person. asserted
I → give → person
Nobody did. asserted
Nobody → do → ?
It’s a mystery person,” Trump said at a rally in Syracuse, NY. asserted
Trump → ’ → Syracuse
“I never heard of this particular person, but congratulations anyway,” he added, noting that “in all of the wars that I’ve settled, I never spoke to the United Nations. asserted
I → hear → Nations
The president then tore into the five-person Norwegian Nobel Committee that honored Pillay. asserted
that → tear → Pillay
“The United States of America, represented by me as your president, should have received the Nobel Peace Prize, but didn’t,” he argued. asserted
he → represent → Prize
Trump called the snub “an indelible stain on the country of Norway.” asserted
Trump → call → Norway
“Such a disgraceful and embarrassing decision,” he fumed. asserted
he → fume → ?
“The Nobel Peace Prize has been forever discredited by a handful of radical ideologues who are anti-democracy and, really, enemies of civilization,” Trump raged. asserted
Trump → discredit → civilization
“And we will not forget, Norway.” asserted
we → forget → ?
Trump credited himself with stopping “eight wars” and argued, “We should have had eight Nobel Prizes for each war.” asserted
We → credit → war
The president said not being awarded the prize is “just another sign of how Norway and all these others are ripping off our country.” asserted
Norway → say → country
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