Trump reposts attack on Nobel laureate Navi Pillay

Donald Trump reposted a message attacking Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay on October 9, shortly after the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced her as the 2026 winner. The post, written by David Schoen, criticized the committee’s decision and accused Pillay of hostility toward the United States and Israel. Schoen’s post also alleged that Pillay had celebrated terrorists and rewarded Hamas, and claimed she had never fostered peace. Those accusations are Schoen’s assertions and are not established by the supplied reporting. Trump shared the message on Truth Social; the material does not show him issuing a separate statement about Pillay. The committee said it selected Pillay for her work promoting international law and accountability for serious crimes. It cited efforts to ensure that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted. Pillay is a South African jurist and former United Nations high commissioner for human rights who has served as a judge at international courts and chaired a UN commission of inquiry on the occupied Palestinian territory. That commission concluded that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, a finding Israel strongly rejects.