U.S. ​President Donald Trump reiterated his complaints on ‌Friday (October 9, 2026) about not receiving the Nobel ​Peace Prize, calling it ⁠a disgraceful and embarrassing decision that had left a stain on Norway, which hosts the ‌Nobel committee.

Mr. Trump unleashed on Norway hours after the committee awarded this ‌year’s prize to Navi ‌Pillay, ⁠a former International Criminal Court judge ⁠who oversaw a UN report that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza.

Mr. Trump called Ms. Pillay a “mystery ​person” during a ‌campaign rally in Syracuse, New York. “I never heard of the person. Nobody did.”

Each year of his presidency, Mr. Trump ‌has expressed disappointment at his failure ​to win the prize.

“This is an indelible stain on ⁠the country of Norway and those people that made such a disgraceful and ‌embarrassing decision,” Mr. Trump said.

He listed a number of conflicts that he claimed a role in resolving and said he has helped prevent wars from breaking out between North and South ‌Korea, Japan and North Korea, and ​China and Taiwan, without providing evidence.

“The Nobel Peace Prize has been ⁠forever discredited by a handful of radical ⁠ideologues who are anti-democracy and really enemies of civilization. And we ‌will not forget, Norway,” he said.