▲ U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a Columbus Day event at the White House on October 9 (local time).
U.S. President Donald Trump has shared a post on his social media that strongly criticizes Navi Pillay, this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, alongside the prize organizers, the Nobel Committee.
On October 9 (local time), President Trump reshared another user's post on Truth Social denouncing the Nobel Committee's decision regarding the peace prize winner.
The author of the post wrote, "By awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to the UN's Navi Pillay today, the Nobel Committee has irreparably tarnished its own reputation and undermined the once-great prestige of the Nobel Peace Prize."
The post went on to criticize Pillay as someone who "blatantly hates the United States and Israel," claiming that she has praised terrorists and provided rewards to the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
In contrast, the author praised President Trump, stating that he "brokered the Abraham Accords, which the entire world said was impossible, and is expanding them now," while also highlighting his efforts for the return of hostages, ending the Russia-Ukraine war, blocking Iran, and rebuilding the Gaza Strip.
"These are precisely the kinds of achievements that the Nobel Peace Prize was meant to recognize and reward," the post added.
President Trump shared the post without adding any caption.
This is interpreted as an indirect expression of his dissatisfaction with the outcome of the Nobel Peace Prize selection.
President Trump delivered a speech at a Columbus Day event held at the White House earlier that day, but did not make any remarks about the Nobel Peace Prize.
President Trump, who has openly expressed his desire to win the Nobel Peace Prize, repeatedly signaled his expectations for the award on October 7 by emphasizing his diplomatic achievements, claiming he had resolved eight wars and saved millions of lives.
Pillay, a human rights legal expert from South Africa, has served as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and as a judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC). She also led a UN inquiry commission that concluded last year that Israel committed genocide in the Gaza Strip.
Just hours after the announcement of Pillay's win, the Trump administration announced high-intensity sanctions designating the ICC itself as a target.
While the Trump administration maintains that these sanctions were prepared prior to the Nobel Peace Prize announcement, observers suggest that the timing may have been intentionally chosen to indirectly express displeasure over the award given to Pillay, a former ICC judge.
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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