India, Oct. 10 -- Navi Pillay had barely finished receiving applause after being named the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate when she made a light-hearted remark about US President Donald Trump.

"If you clap a little bit more, I may share this prize with Trump!" the South African jurist joked in a video shared by the Secretary General of Amnesty International.

Trump, however, responded sharply, criticising both Pillay and the Nobel committee in a post on his Truth Social platform.

Trump accused the committee of undermining the prestigious award by honouring Pillay, who previously headed a United Nations commission that concluded Israel was committing genocide in Gaza.

Trump calls Pillay a 'hater' of America and Israel

In his post, Trum...