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Trump calls Nobel committee’s decision an ‘indelible stain’ on Norway: ‘A disgraceful and embarrassing decision’

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Knox, B. (2026, October 10). Trump calls Nobel committee’s decision an ‘indelible stain’ on Norway: ‘A disgraceful and embarrassing decision’. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4762088/trump-nobel-peace-prize-decision-indelible-stain-norway/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-10 · by Brady Knox

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At a rally in Syracuse, New York, President Donald Trump criticized the Nobel Committee's selection of Navi Pillay as this year’s Peace Prize recipient. Calling it an “indelible stain” on Norway, Trump claimed he should have won the award for stopping eight wars compared to Pillay, whom he dismissed as a "mystery person" with no record in ending conflicts.
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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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He raised his candidacy for the award by claiming he had “saved more lives than anyone in history” since he prevented Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, which the country would use to blow up “the entire Middle East, and ultimately far beyond the Middle East.”
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🔮 He raised his candidacy for the award by claiming he had “saved more lives than anyone in history” since he prevented Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, which the country would use to blow up “the entire Middle East, and ultimately far beyond the Middle East.”

Claims (26 extracted, 2 hedged)

President Donald Trump decried the Nobel committee’s decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, saying the decision disgraced Norway as a whole. asserted
decision → decry → whole
Speaking at a rally in Syracuse, New York, Trump went on a lengthy tangent over the decision to give his coveted prize to someone else. asserted
Trump → speak → someone
He began by denigrating Pillay’s lack of name recognition, calling her a “mystery person.” asserted
He → begin → her
“Today they gave out the Nobel Peace Prize to a person … asserted
they → give → person
I never heard of the person. asserted
I → hear → person
Nobody did. asserted
Nobody → do → ?
It’s a mystery person,” he said. asserted
he → ’ → ?
Trump went on to pitch his own eligibility for the prize, going through the eight wars he claims to have stopped. uncertain
he → go → wars
Any one of these eight wars, you get the Nobel Prize. asserted
you → get → Prize
I did eight. asserted
I → do → eight
No president’s ever done any,” he complained. asserted
he → do → any
The president also tied it into the two ongoing conflicts dominating the news cycle, saying he was “about to settle or win two more: Iran and Russia.” asserted
he → tie → two
He raised his candidacy for the award by claiming he had “saved more lives than anyone in history” since he prevented Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, which the country would use to blow up “the entire Middle East, and ultimately far beyond the Middle East.” asserted
country → raise → East
He also noted that the 2025 winner, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, offered to share her award with Trump. asserted
winner → note → Trump
That moment was not lost on Pillay, who joked on Friday she “may share this prize with Trump” if her supporters “clap a little bit more,” according to reports. uncertain
supporters → lose → reports
Trump maintained he had the stronger Nobel resume than Pillay, but, despite his “unbelievable accomplishments, the Nobel Prize was given today to a liberal person of the United Nations,” who hadn’t stopped any wars, he said. asserted
he → maintain → wars
Instead, Trump says he “should have received the Nobel Peace Prize, but didn’t. asserted
he → say → Prize
And this is an indelible stain on the country of Norway, and those people that made such a disgraceful and embarrassing decision. asserted
that → make → decision
The Nobel Peace Prize has been forever discredited by a handful of radical ideologues who are anti-democracy, and really enemies of civilization.” asserted
who → discredit → civilization
“And we will not forget, Norway, that you didn’t give this prize [to the candidate] with the greatest record in history. asserted
you → forget → history
We should have had eight Nobel Prizes for each war, but that you didn’t give the Nobel Prize for Peace to the United States of America. asserted
you → have → America
It’s just another sign of how Norway and all these others are ripping off our country,” the president concluded. asserted
president → ’ → country
Trump’s quest for the Nobel Peace Prize has helped define his foreign policy in his second term. asserted
quest → help → term
His refrain of “solving” eight wars has become one of his most repeated statements, and got him nominated by many different leaders, including the prime minister of Pakistan. asserted
him → solve → Pakistan
The Nobel committee said Pillay was awarded the prize for her role in having “significantly enlarged the scope and impact of international law.” asserted
Pillay → say → law
She made headlines last year for leading the U.N. committee that ruled Israel had committed genocide in Gaza, a highly controversial decision. asserted
Israel → make → decision
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