PORT HURON, Michigan — U.S. President Donald Trump launched a scathing verbal assault on Norway during a campaign appearance on Sunday, branding the Nordic nation a “disgusting country” and declaring that he no longer wishes to welcome Norwegian immigrants to the United States because he was passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Speaking before supporters in Port Huron, Michigan, at a rally for a Republican Senate candidate ahead of the forthcoming midterm elections, Trump explicitly tied his stance on immigration to his long-standing grievance with the Oslo-based Nobel Committee.
Addressing the crowd, the president stated that while he remains open to admitting immigrants from certain parts of the world, he specifically opposes individuals arriving from Norway, blaming the country for failing to award him the international peace accolade. The disparaging terminology echoed previous derogatory remarks Trump made in earlier years regarding nations such as Haiti, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen.
During the same address, Trump pivoted to cite recent public civil unrest in France, attributing the disturbances directly to European immigration policies. Despite his sharp rhetoric, there was no indication that the administration is preparing formal executive orders or regulatory visa changes to restrict Norwegian citizens from entering or immigrating to the United States.
Trump’s frustration with the Norwegian Nobel Committee is not new. Earlier in October, he publicly declared that the committee’s decision not to confer the prize upon him represented an “indelible stain” on Norway’s reputation. Although the prize is awarded by an independent five-member committee appointed by the Norwegian parliament (Storting), recipients are chosen without direction from the Norwegian government.
The diplomatic jab targets one of the world’s most affluent, high-standard-of-living economies. Renowned for its high per capita gross domestic product and robust welfare model, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund—the world’s largest—reported a record net return of 1.75 trillion kroner (approximately $184.3 billion) in the first half of 2026 alone.
Representatives for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Nobel Committee did not immediately provide a formal response to the remarks.
Source: Reuters (via campaign address in Port Huron, Michigan)