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By Abernathy
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Plus of course, Trump is betraying his spectacular ignorance of how the Nobel Prize Committee works. It may be based in Norway, but it is a completely independent body, and the government of Norway has no influence whatsoever over who receives any Nobel prize. His craving for the prize was only ever motivated by the fact that Obama was previously awarded the prize (without begging pathetically for it) anyway.

After Machado gave her prize to Trump, after being told that she could not do that, I understand that the Nobel Committee has now pronounced that both Machado & Trump will never be eligible for any future prize. Which is nice.
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By Youngian
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Abernathy wrote: Mon Jan 19, 2026 2:12 pm Plus of course, Trump is betraying his spectacular ignorance of how the Nobel Prize Committee works. It may be based in Norway, but it is a completely independent body, and the government of Norway has no influence whatsoever over who receives any Nobel prize.
The Norwegian PM attempted to explain this to Trump but to no avail.
I've leaned towards Trump just playing crazy to flood the zone and firehose or whatever its called. But he's now the Colditz POW who sent himself mad from acting it out so he could be repatriated.
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By Tubby Isaacs
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Oboogie wrote: Mon Jan 19, 2026 2:00 pm So to punish Norway, he's going to invade Greenland? Does he think Norway is part of Denmark or vice-versa?
He also thinks that "political asylum" only applies to people released from what used to be called "lunatic asylums", so it's likely he does think Norway and Denmark are the same.

How does Fox News sane wash this? Just hope that none of their viewers have heard about it?
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By Samanfur
#104075
Even Farage is backing away from this - in public, at least:

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By Tubby Isaacs
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Jenrick, Zahawi, Kruger and Rosindell are happy to sign up with this because they like the way Farage talks about immigrants?!
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By Crabcakes
#104079
Samanfur wrote: Mon Jan 19, 2026 3:55 pm The text exchange between Trump and the Norwegian PM has now been released in full.
Apparently he asks for the Nobel peace prize every time he and the Norwegian PM meet. And every time, the PM explains the govt. have no say.

It could be he simply doesn’t believe it because he would interfere if it were him. But this repeated questioning/demanding of something and no retention of information as to why it can’t happen is also a sign of Alzheimer’s.
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By Spoonman
#104083
Samanfur wrote: Mon Jan 19, 2026 10:36 am It's all Norway's fault, for not giving him the Nobel Peace Prize:

Remember back in 2016 we had the "White House Day Care Centre" jab? FF>> 10 years on and nothing has changed on that front.
By Oboogie
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Tubby Isaacs wrote: Mon Jan 19, 2026 6:04 pm
Boiler wrote: Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:39 pm
No. Farage is that cockroach that can survive a nuclear blast.
Glad that he's recovered from his sickness that stopped him being interviewed yesterday.
Yep, by an astonishing coincidence, it cleared up the moment Laura Kuenssberg came off air.
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