Navi Pillay, the winner of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, took an immediate shot at President Trump after she learned she had won the award Friday.
The former South African judge and United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner gave an impromptu speech at Nuremberg Court in Germany, where she was attending an academic and legal conference after she received the news.
“Thank you very much. If you clap a little bit more I may share this prize with Trump,” she said. The room erupted in laughter.
Trump has been practically begging for a Nobel Peace Prize for years, especially since it was awarded to then-President Barack Obama in 2009. Last year, he phoned Norway’s Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg “out of the blue” to ask about the possibility of acquiring the prize, using tariffs as a cover for their discussion.
“Considering your country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS,” Trump said in another message to Norway Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, “I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America.”
Last October, Trump told the press “They gave it to Obama for absolutely destroying our country” during an Oval Office meeting with Finnish President Alexander Stubb. “My election was much more important.”
This year, Trump has pretended to stop caring about the award altogether, although that may change when he gets wind of Pillay’s comments.
“Just to be at this venue… Your applause means a great deal to me. You don’t want to receive an award, prize, or anything, unless the public agrees that you deserve this. So that’s how I appreciate your applause today,” Pillay said in her remarks. “Being a lawyer and a judge, I still want to verify [this announcement]. I think it’s very appropriate that I’m with friends and colleagues, all of whom support human rights. The last thing I did [was] the delivery of the report on Gaza naming what’s happening there as genocide.”
Amazing moment. Navi Pillay has received the Nobel Peace Prize ! t.co/HL3r1PJzLO We are at the Nuremberg Court; I cannot think of a stronger symbol for her Nobel prize. We are all so thrilled! This is her first reactions upon hearing the news: t.co/Crbj6XdiyQ
— Agnes Callamard (@AgnesCallamard) October 9, 2026Hence then, the article about nobel peace prize winner mocks trump immediately after accepting award was published today ( ) and is available on The New Republic ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Nobel Peace Prize Winner Mocks Trump Immediately After Accepting Award )
Also on site :
- In 1988, country singer Barbara Mandrell built a 27,000-square-foot house on 186 acres near Nashville; 17 years after her family moved out, it sold for $14.5 million
- New York Times Once Called This 1999 Film Featuring Frogs Falling From the Sky a ‘Showcase of Some Splendid Acting’: Entertainment Weekly Just Named It Tom Cruise’s Best
- George Eastman gave away $100 million in his lifetime, some of it under the alias Mr. Smith; the Kodak founder funded several buildings at MIT