US President Donald Trump has claimed he should have won eight Nobel Peace Prizes for conflicts he says he helped settle, attacking the decision to award the 2026 honor to Navi Pillay days after his remarks about Iran potentially striking Los Angeles and San Diego drew widespread criticism.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Pillay as the 2026 laureate on October 9, citing her longstanding work advancing international justice and the rule of law. His remarks came after the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Pillay, a South African jurist and former United Nations human rights chief, as this year’s laureate.
Trump listed Cambodia and Thailand, Kosovo and Serbia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, Pakistan and India , Israel and Iran , Egypt and Ethiopia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and Israel and Hamas among the conflicts he said he had helped resolve. In a post on Truth Social, Trump questioned Pillay’s selection and argued that his diplomatic record had been overlooked despite his claims of ending wars and preventing further conflicts.
Trump has repeatedly claimed credit for the ceasefire between India and Pakistan following their military confrontation in May 2025. Trump’s Nobel grievance followed controversy over his comments at a campaign rally in Nebraska on October 5, when he said, “Let them take out Los Angeles .
The Nobel Committee, meanwhile, said Pillay was being honored for her efforts to promote peace and international law, including accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. India has maintained that the understanding to stop military action was reached through direct communication between the two countries’ militaries, rejecting claims of third-party mediation. Trump also claimed to have prevented Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and helped secure the return of Israeli hostages. Let them take out San Diego ,” while discussing Iran’s nuclear capabilities and the economic costs of the conflict.
