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Trump calls Nobel award to Navi Pillay ‘shameful’

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Trump calls Nobel award to Navi Pillay ‘shameful’

US President Donald Trump called the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to South African lawyer Navi Pillay “shameful and embarrassing”. At a rally in Syracuse, he said the United States should have received the distinction and accused the committee of discrediting the prize, according to Infos Gabon.

Donald Trump called the award of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African lawyer Navi Pillay “shameful and embarrassing” at a rally in Syracuse on Friday 9 October. The US president, who had hoped to receive the distinction, accused those responsible for the choice of permanently discrediting the prize, according to Infosgabon. The recognition of Navi Pillay had been announced the day before.

The statement sets Donald Trump’s claim, which highlights his political actions, against a conception of peace based on international law. The US president says, in particular, that he has settled eight wars since the Nobel announcement, according to Donald Trump.

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