‘Pillay is unabashed hater of America’: Trump reposts criticism of Nobel Peace Prize winner
Trump’s repost amplified criticism of Navi Pillay as his administration broadened pressure on the International Criminal Court, which has 125 member states.
- On Friday, the Nobel Committee awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to former International Criminal Court judge Navi Pillay, prompting President Donald Trump to repost criticism calling her "an unabashed hater of America and Israel."
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new sanctions against the International Criminal Court on Friday, aiming to block transactions with what the administration termed a "rogue court" following the prize announcement.
- Washington has long opposed the International Criminal Court, specifically over arrest warrants for Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and prior investigations into military actions in Afghanistan.
- Reacting to the announcement in Nuremberg, Germany, Pillay joked, "If you clap a little bit more, I may share this prize with Trump," according to Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard.
- The Nobel Committee stated the award seeks to "issue a reminder" when "judges and institutions of international law are under political attack," emphasizing that accountability systems are essential for a peaceful world.
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‘Hater of America’: Trump attacks Navi Pillay, sanctions ICC as Nobel Peace Prize 2026 winner roasts US president
Trump shared a post by his former impeachment lawyer David Schoen calling Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay a “hater of America and Israel”, hours after Washington imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, where Pillay previously served as a judge.
South African lawyer Navi Pillay is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Something that makes Donald Trump angry. “Today the Nobel Committee has disgraced itself beyond all hope,” reads a Truth Social post shared against Trump.
The first reaction of the United States to the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the jurist Navi Pillay is an indirect attack. A post by Shoenlaw republished by Donald Trump on his social account Truth, in which we speak of irreparable shame. The second is more concrete and is the announcement of the imposition of US sanctions on [...] The Nobel article for Peace, Trump:
Donald Trump shares on his profile Truth's criticism of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay. (ANSA)
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