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- US President Donald Trump criticised Norway at a Michigan rally, calling it a "shit house country" and expressing disapproval of Norwegian immigrants.
- Trump linked his remarks to the Nobel committee in Oslo not awarding him a Peace Prize, stating he would not welcome immigrants from Norway.
- There is no indication of new US policy on Norwegian immigrants, and Norwegian officials have not responded to requests for comment.
US President Donald Trump on Sunday escalated his invective against Norway, calling it a "shit house country" and saying Norwegian immigrants are not welcome in the United States because the Nobel committee, based in the capital Oslo, has not awarded him a Peace Prize.
- Trump made the comments at a political rally in Port Huron, Michigan, ahead of next week's midterm elections.
- Attributing recent unrest in France to immigration, Trump said he would welcome immigrants from some countries but not from Norway "because I didn't get the Nobel Prize ... So I don't want anybody from Norway."
- There was no indication that the Trump administration was adopting new official policy on Norwegian immigrants.
- "Norway has become a shit house country, actually," Trump said, using a term that he has previously applied to Haiti, Libya, Somalia and Yemen.
- Norway is among the highest-income countries as measured by GDP per capita, according to International Monetary Fund data. Norway's sovereign wealth fund posted a record profit of 1.75 trillion Norwegian crowns (US$184.3 billion) for the first half of 2026.
- Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a representative for the Norwegian Nobel Committee did not immediately return requests for comment outside regular office hours.
- Trump earlier this month called the failure to give him a Nobel Peace Prize an "indelible stain" on Norway.
