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Colin Jost Mocks Trump After Nobel Peace Prize Win

By Drooid · Oct 11, 2026, 3:58 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Colin Jost Mocks Trump

Colin Jost and Michael Che mocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s loss of the Nobel Peace Prize on October 10.
Jost aired Trump’s claim that the Nobel committee chose a “mystery person” and that the award stained Norway.
Jost ridiculed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s proposal to livestream a December firing-squad execution.
Che joked ICE agents might use “shock gloves” that cause pain without visible marks, referencing a recent Bronx shooting.

Summary

Trump Sanctions ICC

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2026 Peace Prize to Pillay, citing attacks on international-law institutions.
Hours later, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed new sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
The sanctions target ICC staff, including nine judges and President Tomoko Akane.
Israel’s foreign ministry condemned the award as a “grotesque weaponization” of the prize.

History

Historical Context

In 1973 the Norwegian Nobel Committee sparked outrage by awarding the Peace Prize to Henry Kissinger and Lê Duc Tho, prompting two committee members to resign and widespread press condemnation. The pattern of politicized selections persisted, as the 2026 prize to International Court of Justice jurist Navi Pillay drew fresh diplomatic criticism, echoing the earlier controversy.

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Colin Jost Mocks Trump

Colin Jost and Michael Che mocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s loss of the Nobel Peace Prize on October 10.
Jost aired Trump’s claim that the Nobel committee chose a “mystery person” and that the award stained Norway.
Jost ridiculed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s proposal to livestream a December firing-squad execution.
Che joked ICE agents might use “shock gloves” that cause pain without visible marks, referencing a recent Bronx shooting.

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