Trump calls Nobel Peace Prize snub a stain on Norway

American President Donald Trump has criticized Norway's Nobel Committee for not awarding him the Nobel Peace Prize, describing the decision as an indelible stain on Norway.

Addressing supporters at a campaign rally, Trump said, according to Bloomberg, that the United States, which he represents as president, should have received the prize.

His remarks came after the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that South African judge and lawyer Navi Pillay had won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Pillay serves as a special judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Pillay previously chaired a United Nations commission investigating the occupied Palestinian territories and the occupation. In September 2025, the commission concluded that the occupation had committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.