Passed Over for the Nobel Prize, Trump Lashes Out at Norway: 'Norway Sucks'
US President Donald Trump lashed out at Norway on Sunday night, saying the country "sucks", as he fulminated about being repeatedly overlooked for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Trump made the remarks during a campaign rally speech in Port Huron, Michigan. He was railing about immigration to the US when he segued into the criticism of Norway.
He has been passed over twice by the Oslo-based Nobel committee: in 2025 for Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition figurehead; and in 2026 for South African jurist Navi Pillay, for her efforts to promote peace and international law.
Trump has vigorously touted his peacemaking credentials, claiming to have settled at least eight conflicts during his second term in office. "What about me? Do they do two of them? So I'm not in love with Norway. Frankly, Norway sucks. Norway has become a shithouse country, actually," he told the rally.
On immigration, Trump said the US works with Denmark, a "good country", and that anybody who would like to come into the US from Denmark would be welcome. But he said he did not want anybody from Norway because he did not get the Nobel Prize, and that he wanted nothing to do with Norway. He also made harsh remarks about people coming from Somalia.
While Trump did not get the 2025 prize, the Venezuelan winner presented him with her medal during a meeting at the White House in January this year. "And the person who got it, Maria, was very nice. She said, 'I can't believe I got it. This should go to President Trump,' and she gave me her Nobel Peace Prize, that was so nice. It was very nice. I won't forget that," Trump said.
