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Trump Attacks Norway, Claims Nobel Committee Control Is His Claim

By Drooid · Oct 26, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. President Donald Trump told a Michigan rally Norway “s—-house” and said he wants no one from Norway.
Trump claimed Norway controls the Nobel Committee, despite the prize going to South African judge Navi Pillay.
Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide told NRK Trump knows the Nobel Committee is independent.
Nobel Institute director Kristian Berg Harpviken said the committee receives lobbying but remains independent.

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U.S. President Donald Trump told a Michigan rally Norway “s—-house” and said he wants no one from Norway.
Trump claimed Norway controls the Nobel Committee, despite the prize going to South African judge Navi Pillay.
Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide told NRK Trump knows the Nobel Committee is independent.
Nobel Institute director Kristian Berg Harpviken said the committee receives lobbying but remains independent.