'Stain on the country': Trump criticises Norway over Nobel Peace Prize

What the report says

US President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of the Nobel Peace Prize after this year’s award went to former International Criminal Court judge Navi Pillay. Speaking at a rally in Syracuse, New York, Trump called the decision “disgraceful” and said he had never heard of Pillay, according to the BBC. He also described the result as a “stain” on Norway and said the country would not be forgotten.

The BBC reports that the prize was awarded on Friday to Pillay for her work promoting peace and international law. The Nobel Committee said her efforts had helped advance a broader global legal order, and its chair said her work had been important in pursuing accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Pillay, a South African jurist and former UN human rights chief, responded to the announcement from Nuremberg and joked about sharing the prize with Trump.

Trump has repeatedly complained about not winning the prize himself. The BBC says he made similar remarks when Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado received it in 2025. It also notes that Norway’s prime minister previously explained that the award is decided by an independent committee in Norway, not by the government. In his latest comments, Trump repeated unverified claims about having settled multiple wars, which the BBC said he did not support with evidence.