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McGreevy, R. (2026, October 10). President Trump blasts Nobel Peace Prize snub with blistering list of accomplishments: 'WOW!'. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/president-trump-blasts-nobel-peace-prize-snub-blistering-list-accomplishments-wow

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President Donald Trump criticized the Norwegian Nobel Committee for not awarding him the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, listing his accomplishments including ending wars and releasing hostages. He made these comments in a Truth Social post. Despite being nominated multiple times, including by former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump did not receive the prize this year. Instead, it was awarded to South African jurist Navi Pillay for her work on international law and human rights, though some critics argue her work displays anti-Israel bias.
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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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“The articles describe different reactions to the Nobel Peace Prize announcement: one involving Navi Pillay's joke about sharing it with Trump and the other detailing Trump's criticism of not being selected for the prize.”
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I settled 8 WARS, am close to ending or settling 2 more, got all of the Israeli hostages back, including the final 28, both living and dead, had hundreds of hostages, from countries all over the World, released and sent back home, won a war in Venezuela, and captured the violent dictator who so viciously ran that country, and stopped the number one state sponsor of terror, the Islamic Republic of Iran, from obtaining a Nuclear Weapon — AND MUCH MORE!
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President Donald Trump on Saturday criticized the Norwegian Nobel Committee for not selecting him for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, citing a long list of accomplishments. " asserted
Trump → criticize → accomplishments
I settled 8 WARS, am close to ending or settling 2 more, got all of the Israeli hostages back, including the final 28, both living and dead, had hundreds of hostages, from countries all over the World, released and sent back home, won a war in Venezuela, and captured the violent dictator who so viciously ran that country, and stopped the number one state sponsor of terror, the Islamic Republic of Iran, from obtaining a Nuclear Weapon — AND MUCH MORE! asserted
who → settle → Weapon
Yet, with all of that I, or the United States of America, did not get the Noble Peace Prize. asserted
I → get → Prize
WOW!" Trump wrote in a Saturday morning Truth Social post. asserted
Trump → write → post
Trump has long openly pined for the prize, first receiving a nomination in 2018 from Norwegian lawmakers for diplomatic efforts involving North Korea and nuclear disarmament. asserted
Trump → pin → Korea
In 2019, he told reporters during a news conference, "I think I'm going to get a Nobel Prize for a lot of things, if they gave it out fairly, which they don't." asserted
they → tell → it
While the Norwegian Nobel Committee does not publicly release a list of nominees for the Peace Prize, Trump has been nominated at least five times, according to the people who nominated him. uncertain
who → release → him
That list includes former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who nominated Trump in 2019, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who nominated him in 2025. asserted
who → include → 2025
Despite being nominated again this year by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and others, Trump was passed over yet again, this time in favor of South African jurist Navi Pillay. asserted
Trump → nominate → Pillay
The 85-year-old Pillay was the first non-White woman appointed to South Africa's high court, and she later served as a judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Court. asserted
she → appoint → Rwanda
She also served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014. asserted
She → serve → 2014
The Nobel Committee's announcement highlighted her work as the chair of the U.N.'s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Palestinian Territory and Israel. asserted
announcement → highlight → Territory
Skeptics, however, claimed her work on the commission displayed anti-Israel bias. asserted
work → claim → bias
"Navi Pillay is indeed a world leader, an individual at the forefront of the international spread of the poisonous forms of antisemitism that beset the 21st century," Anne Bayefsky, president of Human Rights Voices and director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights, told Fox News Digital's Efrat Lachter. asserted
Bayefsky → beset → Lachter
The U.N., however, praised her work and career as "steadfast." asserted
U.N. → praise → work
"For decades, she has been a champion of international law and human rights and a steadfast, independent voice of justice amidst some of the most historic international legal cases of our time," U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement on Friday. asserted
Guterres → say → Friday
Fox News Digital's Efrat Lachter contributed to this report. asserted
Lachter → contribute → report
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