Trump Says He Should Have Won '8 Nobel Peace Prizes,' Blasts Norway Over snub

U.S. President Donald Trump launched a scathing criticism of the Nobel Committee, calling it an "indelible stain" after he was passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Speaking at a midterm election campaign rally in Syracuse, New York, on the 9th (local time), Trump said, "Today, the Nobel Peace Prize went to someone I've never even heard of," describing the winner as a "mysterious figure no one knows."

This year's Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navi Pillay, a human rights law expert who served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and as a judge on the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Claiming that he had ended eight wars, Trump argued, "Even if we had resolved just one of these, I could have received the Nobel Prize."

"We should have received eight Nobel Prizes, one for each war," he added, criticizing, "This is an indelible stain on those who made a shameful and disgraceful decision."

Mentioning the conflicts between India and Pakistan, and Israel and Hamas as disputes he claims to have resolved, Trump even brought up South Korea and North Korea.

"I am constantly stopping wars between South Korea and North Korea, Japan and North Korea, and China and Taiwan," Trump claimed, asserting that thanks to his role, wars are not breaking out in these regions.

In addition, he expressed confidence that the wars in Iran and Ukraine would soon be resolved.

Particularly regarding the war with Iran, he said, "The situation with Iran will be concluded very quickly, one way or another. Either they give us everything, or they no longer exist. They know that, too."

Trump repeatedly voiced his grievances, stating, "The Nobel Peace Prize has lost its credibility forever due to a small group of radicals with anti-democratic ideologies who are practically enemies of civilization. We will not forget Norway, which refused to give us this award despite our achieving the greatest accomplishments in history."

Reported by Kim Taewon | Video by Na Hong-hee | Graphics by Lee Jung-joo | Produced by SBS Digital News
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