Afghanistan, Oct. 10 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has sharply criticized the decision to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navi Pillay, calling it a "disgraceful and embarrassing" decision and saying it had left an "indelible stain" on Norway.
Trump made the remarks on Friday, October 9, at a campaign rally in Syracuse, New York, hours after the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Pillay as this year's laureate. He dismissed her as someone he had never heard of and accused the prize's decision-makers of being "radical ideologues" opposed to democracy.
Trump also argued that he deserved the award because of his claimed role in resolving international conflicts. He criticized the United Nations, saying it had not he...