Trump Criticizes Nobel Prize Award to Navi Pillay

President Donald Trump criticized the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday after it awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, saying the United States represented by him should have received the honor and calling the decision a stain on Norway. Speaking at a rally in Syracuse, New York, Trump described the choice as disgraceful and embarrassing and said he had never heard of Pillay. The committee announced the South African jurist as laureate on Friday. It recognized her work on justice, accountability and international law. Trump said he had settled eight wars or conflicts and argued that each accomplishment warranted a Nobel Peace Prize. He said the United States deserved recognition for those efforts and that the award decision had discredited the prize. His claims about resolving eight conflicts were not independently established in the supplied reporting. He also claimed to have prevented Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and averting a wider regional conflict. In remarks reported from the rally, Trump said he was working toward resolving conflicts involving Russia and Ukraine and Iran. The status and outcomes of those efforts were not established in the reports.