Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay acknowledged the honor on Friday with a quip directed at former President Donald Trump. Pillay, a South African-born jurist and former U.N. human rights chief, was awarded the prize for her contributions to promoting peace and international law.
Pillay's work has previously involved leading a U.N. commission that found Israel committed genocide in Gaza, findings that were rejected by Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump has long expressed a desire to win the Nobel Peace Prize, a sentiment that became notable in 2009 when then-President Barack Obama received the award.
Referencing a 2025 instance where Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado symbolically presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump, Pillay told reporters, "If you clap a little bit more, I may share this prize with Trump." Machado had reportedly received a red bag in exchange.
The announcement of Pillay's win and her subsequent remarks were shared on social media, drawing reactions and amusement from users commenting on her 'brutal sarcasm.'