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Trump Slams Nobel Peace Prize Decision as 'Stain' on Norway

US President Donald Trump criticized the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, arguing that the US deserved the honor.


US President Donald Trump sharply criticized the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navi Pillay. According to The Jerusalem Post and Geo News, Trump described the decision as a stain on Norway and asserted that the award had been discredited.

Trump characterized Pillay as a liberal UN official whom nobody has ever heard of, maintaining that the United States was the party that deserved to receive the prize. An official response from the Norwegian Nobel Committee has not yet been released.

Sources: Jerusalem Post — international, Geo News

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