Trump criticizes Norway and says he does not want Norwegian immigrants in the U.S.
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The Facts
- Trump criticized Norway during a political rally in Port Huron, Michigan.
- Trump said he did not want immigrants from Norway in the United States.
- Trump tied his remarks about Norway to not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.
- The Nobel Committee is based in Oslo, Norway’s capital.
- The rally took place ahead of the following week’s U.S. midterm elections.
- Reports found no indication that the administration had adopted a new policy on Norwegian immigration.
Context
What did Trump say about Norway?
Trump used a vulgar description of Norway and said he did not want anyone from Norway to immigrate to the United States. Reuters U.S. News & World R… Indian Express
Why did Trump link Norway to the Nobel Peace Prize?
Trump said his objection stemmed from not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, whose committee is based in Oslo. Reuters U.S. News & World R… Independent
Did the remarks announce a change in immigration policy?
No policy change was indicated in reports on the rally; they found no sign that the administration had adopted a new policy toward Norwegian immigrants. U.S. News & World R… Investing.com DIE WELT
Where Left and Right agree
Left and right largely agree on this one.
- What both sides accept
- Both agree immigration policy must rest on neutral criteria, not presidential grievance, and that no actual Norway policy exists — this was midterm rally rhetoric.
- Where Left and Right differ in emphasis
- Left and right agree Trump's Norway jab was grievance, not policy — they differ on why it crossed a line.
- Watch for
- Watch for whether any new Trump administration policy on Norwegian immigration is adopted, since reporting at the time found no indication such a policy existed.Business Standard
How left and right read it
Left says
Who gets to enter this country should turn on law and neutral criteria, not on whether a president feels slighted — and that principle is exactly what's on the line when Norwegians are declared unwelcome because the committee in Oslo passed him over for the Peace Prize. No new policy on Norwegian immigration has actually been adopted, so this was a rally line delivered days before the midterms.
“Donald Trump has hit out at Norway in another sweary rant after his Nobel Prize snub.” — The Independent
Is this how the left would actually put it?
Right says
The power to decide who enters this country is one of the most serious instruments a sovereign nation holds, so it is spent, not spent down, on a grievance. Yet the case against Norwegian immigrants was tied to the Nobel Peace Prize going elsewhere, delivered from a rally stage in Port Huron the week before the midterms. No such policy has been adopted. Keep it that way.
Is this how the right would actually put it?
Grievance drove the Norway line, not policy. The real question both sides raise is how guarded that presidential power stays.
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