Trump says he doesn't want immigrants from Norway over denied Nobel Prize
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US President Donald Trump said at a campaign event in Port Huron, Michigan, that he does not want immigrants from Norway, calling the country "a shitty country" because he was denied the Nobel Peace Prize. He made the remark while discussing recent unrest in France, which he attributed to immigration, and said he would welcome migrants only from certain countries. The article notes there was no indication of an actual change to official US immigration policy. Trump had previously used the phrase "shitty country" for Haiti, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, and earlier this month called the withheld Nobel honor an "indelible stain" on Norway. The Norwegian Foreign Ministry and the Nobel Committee did not immediately comment.
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Trump Declines Immigrants from Norway
US President Donald Trump has rejected immigrants from Norway, citing the country's failure to award him the Nobel Peace Prize. "Norway has become a shitty country," Trump said Sunday at a campaign rally in Port Huron, Michigan.
In his speech, he addressed the recent unrest in France, which he attributed to immigration, and stated that he would only welcome migrants from certain countries: "Because I didn't get the Nobel Prize (...) I don't want anyone from Norway." There was initially no indication of an actual change in the official immigration policy of the US government.
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Trump has previously used the term "shitty country" to describe nations such as Haiti, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen. The Norwegian Foreign Ministry and the Nobel Committee have not yet commented on the allegations. Earlier this month, Trump described the absence of the Nobel Peace Prize as an "indelible stain" on Norway.
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Trump Calls Norway a "Shithouse Country" and Vows to Bar Norwegian Immigrants Over Nobel Snub