[Key Points]
Hours after the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African jurist Navanethem Pillay, US President Donald Trump publicly questioned the committee’s choice, using the phrase ’no one ever heard of her’ to criticise international institutions. The award recognises Pillay’s decades of work in international criminal justice and human rights.
[Details]
- Timing: Trump made the remarks while taking questions from reporters at a White House event, hours after the Nobel Committee formally announced the laureate.
- Key phrasing: Trump openly questioned the public reach of this year’s laureate and reiterated his long-running critique of the symbolic value of international institutions.
- Reaction: Coverage in the US and Europe treated the remarks as a fresh signal of the US administration’s posture toward multilateral institutions; some European commentary framed it as part of a broader pattern.
- What to watch: The 2026 Nobel Prizes in Literature and Economics are due to be announced next week, and further Trump-administration statements are likely to draw close attention.
Edited by GoodInfo Global News Team