Navi Pillay Jokes About Sharing Nobel Prize With Trump
Pillay joked she might share the prize with Trump after the Norwegian Nobel Committee said her work helped prosecute war crimes and genocide.
- South African jurist Navi Pillay jokingly suggested sharing her 2026 Nobel Peace Prize with US President Donald Trump, saying she might do so if the applause continued.
- Pillay made the humorous remark in Nuremberg, Germany, while celebrating the announcement of her award with colleagues and human rights supporters.
- The 85-year-old initially doubted the news of her Nobel victory and joked that, as a lawyer and judge, she needed to verify the information before believing it.
- Pillay highlighted her recent work leading a United Nations commission that concluded Israel had committed genocide in Gaza, and questioned why speaking the truth should require courage.
- The Nobel Committee honoured Pillay for her longstanding contributions to international law, human rights and accountability for serious crimes, awarding her a prize worth approximately $1.2 million, with the formal ceremony scheduled for December 10, 2026.
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By Issy Ronald, CNN When South African jurist Navi Pillay won this year's Nobel Peace Prize, she was at a conference at the Nuremberg Tribunal in Germany, the site of the historic trial of Nazi leaders nearly 80 years ago that laid the foundation for modern international law. While her colleagues from
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South African jurist Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2026, joked this Thursday that she also gave her award to US President Donald Trump, referring to the controversial gesture of last year's laureate, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. "Thank you very much, if you applaud a little more, you may share this award with Trump," she said when she arrived at a press conference in Nuremberg (southern Germany),…
‘Clap a little more’: Nobel Peace Prize winner trolls Trump after winning
Donald Trump has spent years insisting he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. Now the woman who actually won it is having a little fun at his expense. And her punch line was pretty good. “If you clap a little bit more, I may share this prize with Trump,” Navi Pillay joked as colleagues applauded her […]
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