Donald Trump on Sunday escalated his invective against Norway, calling it a 'sh*thouse country' after the Nobel committee, based in the capital Oslo, had not awarded him a Peace Prize.
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Trump made the comments at a political rally in Port Huron, Michigan, ahead of next week's midterm elections
Attributing recent unrest in France to immigration, Trump said he would welcome immigrants from some countries but not from Norway 'because I didn't get the Nobel Prize...
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I → make → Prize
So I don't want anybody from Norway.
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I → want → Norway
Frankly, Norway sucks.
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Norway → suck → ?
Norway has become a sh*thouse country, actually,' Trump said, using a term that he has previously applied to Haiti, Libya, Somalia and Yemen.
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he → become → Haiti
There was no indication that the Trump administration was adopting new official policy on Norwegian immigrants.
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administration → be → immigrants
Responding to the comments, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide told national broadcaster NRK on Monday: 'He knows very well that the Nobel Committee is independent.
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Committee → respond → Monday
We have reminded them of that, if anyone is wondering, and that is still the case.'
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that → remind → that
Trump earlier this month called the failure to give him a Nobel Peace Prize an 'indelible stain' on Norway.
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failure → call → Norway
Trump arrived on stage in Port Huron, Michigan, on Sunday afternoon to rally for the Republican cause with less than two weeks to go before the midterms, as his party seeks to defy history in November's elections despite his record-low approval rating of 36 percent, per the New York Times average.
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'Norway has become a sh*thouse country, actually,' Trump said, using a term that he has previously applied to Haiti, Libya, Somalia and Yemen
Trump was joined on stage by rapper Nicki Minaj who has become a prominent celebrity supporter of the US President
Trump's approval rating is down slightly over the last month, with a whopping 61 percent of poll respondents disapproving of the job he is doing as president.
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During the chaotic rally, the US president likened Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to the 9/11 attackers, claimed a trade dispute with Canada would be resolved 'soon' and made crude comments about the backsides of fellow MAGA politicians and supporter Nicki Minaj.
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'I'm here to keep a jihadist, Muslim Brotherhood member from becoming a United States senator,' the president told a receptive audience in Port Huron, which is in a Michigan area where 66% of the vote went to Trump in the 2024 presidential election.
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If El-Sayed wins, he would be the first Muslim elected to the US Senate.
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Trump has sought to paint him as an anti-American Muslim radical, and on Sunday he took the rhetoric to a new level, likening El-Sayed to the attackers who took over United Flight 93 during the September 11, 2001, attacks.
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Michigan has one of the nation's most competitive US Senate contests going into the November 3 midterm elections, with former US Representative Mike Rogers, a Republican, and El-Sayed vying for an open seat that will help to decide control of the chamber.
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The president on Sunday compared voting against El-Sayed to the actions of Michigan native Todd Beamer and others who fought back against the Flight 93 hijackers.
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who → compare → hijackers
'Twenty-five years later, Michigan needs to stand up and fight, just like Todd did, to stop a jihadist from walking into the Capitol,' said Trump.
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Trump → need → Capitol
If El-Sayed wins, 'he would be the only senator that will have to go through a metal detector before he's allowed to go in the Senate,' Trump said.
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Trump → win → Senate
The general public and staff go through security screenings at the US Capitol, but members of Congress bypass the security when they flash their member pins to the Capitol Police.
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Other Muslim members of Congress, including Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, do not face higher levels of screening than their colleagues.
The Republican President's visit to Michigan came a day after El-Sayed campaigned with former Democratic President Barack Obama in Detroit.
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Trump claimed that his Sunday rally was much better attended than the Democrats' one on Saturday.
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Trump's warning to El-Sayed comes after the President's speech was interrupted by a 'paid protester' at his rally.
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speech → come → rally
The occurrence has become a staple during Trump's final swing of rallies ahead of the November midterm elections.
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Trump once again told his supporters that the protesters at his rallies are 'paid $250' to cause disturbances.
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protesters → tell → disturbances
As the protester stood up, Trump called for law enforcement to remove him from the premises, as MAGA fans chanted 'USA, USA, USA.'
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fans → stand → USA
Supporters cheer as US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally
Meanwhile, Trump and other speakers reiterated his oft-expressed position that higher tariffs on Canadian goods are needed because Canada 'has been ripping off' the US in trade.
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'I had to do it,' Trump told the Michigan crowd.
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'We'll have that settled pretty soon.
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They're willing to give us anything at this moment.'
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He predicted a trade dispute with Canada would be resolved 'soon,' without providing specifics.
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dispute → predict → specifics
And rapper Nicki Minaj joined Trump on stage during his campaign rally where she received compliments on her backside Sunday afternoon.
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she → join → backside
Speaking to the crowd, Minaj said: 'President Trump, it is an honor to stand with you every single time, and I will continue to support you forever and ever.
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I → speak → you
If you run again, I will support you again.'
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Ahead of her remarks, Trump commented on the state of Minaj's derrière, saying that she had 'beautiful a**', before encouraging her to 'stand up' and show it off.
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she → comment → it
The compliment to Minaj came after Trump offered a similar one to GOP Ohio Senate candidate Jon Husted's backside: 'I looked at his [Husted's] a**' before adding, 'I've never done that with a man before.'
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Trump is tapping into celebrity star power in the final days of his midterm campaign swing.
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Other recent guests have included boxers Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, Floyd Mayweather, Evander Holyfield and country music artist Jason Aldean.
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