First published Oct 26, 2026, 2:10:15 PM UTC · Last updated Oct 26, 2026, 2:10:15 PM UTC

Trump insults Norway and rejects its immigrants for not giving him the Nobel Peace Prize

At a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, Donald Trump said Norwegian immigrants were not welcome in the United States, linking the remark to the Nobel Committee’s decision not to award him the Peace Prize. Norway’s foreign minister replied that the committee is independent.

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Illustrative image: The Nobel Peace Prize torchlight procession in Oslo, Norway, starting at Oslo Central Station and ending in front of the Grand Hotel. — Jay Dixit/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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