Trump criticised for derogatory remarks about Norway after missing out on the Nobel Peace Prize

Trump says he does not want Norwegian immigrants after being passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize

US President Donald Trump has voiced his anger at not winning the Nobel Peace Prize, using insulting language about Norway. He said he does not want to take in immigrants from the country because the Nobel Committee in Oslo did not give him the award.

He made the remarks at an election rally in Port Huron, Michigan, ahead of the US midterm elections.

In his speech, Trump blamed immigrants for the recent unrest in France, then abruptly turned to the Nobel Prize. He said he would welcome immigrants from some countries, but not from Norway.

Of the prize, Trump said: “The Nobel Prize went to a person nobody knew. Obama got the Nobel Prize two weeks after taking office, and even he didn’t know why he got it—and he still doesn’t know today.”

He claimed that eight wars had ended during his presidency and that two more conflicts were close to ending.

“I ended eight wars, and two more are about to end. I stopped the Iranian nuclear threat. That could have been a terrible situation,” he added.

On Norway, Trump used highly derogatory language, saying: “I have no affection for Norway. Because I didn’t get the Nobel Prize, I don’t want anybody from Norway.”

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide responded in comments to public broadcaster NRK, saying the US president knew perfectly well that the Nobel Committee is independent.

“He knows very well that the Nobel Committee is independent. If anyone has any doubts about this, we have already reminded them that the Nobel Committee is autonomous,”