Trump calls Norway a 'sh*thouse country' over Nobel snub at Michigan rally

At a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, President Donald Trump said he does not want immigrants from Norway because he did not win the Nobel Peace Prize, and warned that a Democratic win would 'invite hordes of jihadists' to the U.S.

President Donald Trump turned his anger over the Nobel Peace Prize on Norway at a campaign rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on Sunday, calling the Scandinavian country a "sh*thouse country" and saying he no longer wants immigrants from there.

"Frankly, Norway sucks. Norway has become a sh*thouse country, actually," Trump told the crowd at the McMorran Place arena. He said he would welcome immigrants from some countries but not from Norway "because I didn't get the Nobel Prize," adding: "So I don't want anybody from Norway." He called the Nobel decision "a disgraceful and embarrassing decision."

The remark was a reversal from a day earlier. At a rally in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, Trump had asked why the U.S. could not take people "from like, well, Norway? Sweden? Why not Denmark?" instead of what he called "sh*thouse countries."

Oslo: the committee is independent

President Trump speaks to reporters (file photo)

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide responded on Monday. "He knows very well that the Nobel Committee is independent," Eide told the broadcaster NRK. "We have reminded him of that, in case anyone is wondering - and that is still the case." This year's Peace Prize went to South African judge and former U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay.

Reuters reported there was no indication that the administration was adopting any new policy on Norwegian immigrants.

'Hordes of jihadists'

Trump spent much of the rally attacking Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan. "I'm here to keep a jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member from becoming a United States senator," he said at the outset, offering no evidence. El-Sayed has denied any ties to the group, and his campaign called the attacks "desperate, bad faith."

"If Abdul and the Democrats win, they will open the floodgates and invite hordes of jihadists to our shores, creating a nightmare of violence and terror until you cannot even have a Christmas," Trump said, later adding: "And we'll have a Merry Christmas if you get out and vote."

Greenland claim

Trump has also been repeating a claim about Greenland on the campaign trail. In Georgia, he said Denmark "gave us Greenland" and called it "the greatest real estate deal in history." The Arctic island remains under Danish sovereignty.

The speech, which ran about an hour and 45 minutes before a crowd of roughly 3,000, also touched on the Iran war, which Trump said was worth higher gas prices, and his pledge of $5,000 checks to adults if Republicans keep control of Congress. El-Sayed faces Republican Mike Rogers in the Nov. 3 election.

Trump calls Norway a 'sh*thouse country' over Nobel snub at Michigan rally