Trump Lashes Out at Norway After Nobel Peace Prize Snub

WHO:

POLITICO.eu - U.S. President Trump criticized Norway and said he did not want people from Norway immigrating to the United States.

POLITICO.eu - Norway’s foreign minister, Espen Barth Eide, said the Nobel committee is independent.

POLITICO.eu - The article identifies Maria as the Venezuelan recipient of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize; she gave Trump her medal during a White House meeting.

Newsweek - Trump argued that his diplomatic record deserved the Nobel Peace Prize.

WHAT:

POLITICO.eu - At a campaign rally, Trump said, “Frankly, Norway sucks. Norway has become a shithouse country, actually.”

POLITICO.eu - Trump contrasted Norway with Denmark, calling Denmark “good” and saying, “Anybody that would like to come into our country from Denmark, I’m all for it.”

POLITICO.eu - Trump said of people from Somalia, “I’ve had it with them,” and said, “I much prefer Denmark. Denmark, we’ll take them. Sweden, Norway … I don’t think so.”

POLITICO.eu - Trump linked his rejection of Norway to not receiving the Nobel Prize, saying, “because I didn’t get the Nobel Prize even though I ended it.”

POLITICO.eu - Eide told Norwegian outlet NRK that the Nobel committee is independent: “He knows very well that the Nobel committee is independent. We have reminded him of that, in case anyone is wondering, and that is still the case.”

POLITICO.eu - Trump said Maria told him, “I can’t believe I got it. This should go to President Trump,” and gave him her Nobel Peace Prize medal. Trump said, “I won’t forget that.”

WHERE:

POLITICO.eu - Trump made the remarks at a campaign rally in Port Huron, Michigan.

POLITICO.eu - Maria gave Trump the medal during a meeting at the White House.

POLITICO.eu - Eide made his response to NRK, a Norwegian news outlet.

WHY:

POLITICO.eu - Trump’s criticism of Norway followed remarks about U.S. immigration and his failure to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

Newsweek - Trump’s outburst followed his renewed claim that his diplomatic record merited the prize.

(UPDATED October 26, 2026 14:49 UTC)

President Trump criticized Norway at a campaign rally in Port Huron, Michigan, saying he did not want Norwegians immigrating to the United States because he did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize, despite arguing his diplomatic record deserved it. He contrasted Norway with Denmark, which he called “good,” and said he preferred immigrants from Denmark while criticizing people from Somalia. Norway’s foreign minister, Espen Barth Eide, said the Nobel committee is independent, after Venezuelan 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Maria gave Trump her medal during a White House meeting and told him it should go to him.