Norway Answers Trump's Nobel Peace Prize Insults With Toilet Humour

US President Donald Trump's frustration at missing out on the Nobel Peace Prize became an attack on Norway. Speaking on Sunday, he called it a "shit house country" and said Norwegian immigrants were not welcome in the United States, according to Arab News.

The prize had gone to human rights lawyer Navi Pillay a few weeks earlier, Forbes reported on October 26. Trump has repeatedly claimed he deserved the honour.

But the country hosting the award is not the government choosing its winner. The Peace Prize is awarded in Norway by an independent committee, as Le Monde reported.

On October 26, coverage described both Trump's vulgar criticism and his complaint about the result. The Hill reported that he declared Norway "sucks" after he was not selected for the prize.

His remarks went beyond the award itself. Arab News reported that Trump linked his rejection of Norwegian immigrants to the Nobel decision. The supplied coverage describes his statements, not a new immigration measure.

Norwegian officials pushed back on October 26. Their response focused on the central distinction: Norway has no influence over who receives the Peace Prize, NYT Politics reported.

By October 28, the response had taken a comic turn. Le Monde reported that Norway was promoting its public toilets after Trump's insult.

On October 29, DER SPIEGEL described tourism groups sharing photographs of striking toilet buildings alongside dramatic natural scenery. The response turned the language of Trump's attack into material for tourism promotion.

Norway's response has followed two tracks: officials have rejected the premise that their government controls the Nobel decision, while tourism promoters have made fun of the insult. Infobae also reported the official rebuttal on October 27.

The latest coverage centres on that humorous response, rather than a change to the prize decision or a diplomatic agreement. Trump's remarks about Norwegian immigrants remain statements in the supplied reporting, with no accompanying policy change described.