Trump says Nobel committee not awarding him the peace prize leaves indelible stain on Norway

President Donald Trump lamented the Norwegian Nobel Committee choosing not to award him with its annual peace prize on Friday, telling rallygoers the decision leaves “an indelible stain on the country of Norway.”Speaking at a rally to boost New York Republicans in Syracuse, Trump listed off all of the accomplishments in office he believes have earned him the right to win the Nobel Peace Prize, including efforts to end or prevent conflicts in Africa and Asia and for having “saved more lives than anyone in history.”Earlier Friday, the committee awarded the prize to Navi Pillay, an 85-year-old South African legal pioneer who led a U.N.panel that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza.“I’ve never heard of the person,” Trump said.

“I know a lot of people.I never heard of this particular person, but congratulations, anyway.

… The United States of America, represented by me as your president, should have received the Nobel Peace Prize, but didn’t.”South African lawyer Navanethem "Navi" Pillay at the Nuremberg Forum following the announcement of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.Daniel Karmann / Picture alliance via Getty“And this is an indelible stain on the country of Norway and those people that made such a disgraceful and embarrassing decision,” Trump continued.“The Nobel Peace Prize has been forever discredited by a handful of radical ideologues who are antidemocracy and really enemies of civilization, and we will not forget Norway.

That you didn’t give this prize with the greatest record in history.”The president added that he should have received eight Nobel Peace Prizes for his efforts because he claimed to have ended eight ongoing conflicts.The president did not make mention of the war in Ukraine, which has raged on through his presidency as his administration has failed to bring the conflict to an end.

And in the Middle East, the president earlier this year launched a war with Iran that is ongoing.For SubscribersFOR SUBSCRIBERSPol...