Trump calls Norway 'shithouse country' over Nobel Peace Prize snub
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US President Donald Trump called Norway a 'shithouse country' at a Michigan rally, linking the remark to his Nobel Prize frustration.
Euronews World reported that US President Donald Trump called Norway a “shithouse country” at a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on Sunday, tying the remark to his repeated frustration over being denied the Nobel Peace Prize. [1]
Trump said he would welcome immigrants from certain countries but not Norway “because I didn't get the Nobel Prize,” adding, “So I don't want anybody from Norway.” [1]
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide responded on Monday, maintaining that the Nobel committee is independent. [1]
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