Nobel Laureate Pillay Quips About Sharing Prize With Trump
South African jurist Navi Pillay, 85, received the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo for her work promoting international law and prosecuting war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Speaking at a conference in Nuremberg, she joked that she might share the $1.2 million award with Donald Trump if the applause continued. The honor highlights a contrast between Pillay's focus on legal accountability and Trump's repeated public assertions that he deserves the prize.
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