Espen Barth Eide, Norway’s foreign minister, told the national broadcaster NRK earlier today: “He knows very well that the Nobel committee is independent.
“We have reminded them of that, if anyone is wondering, and that is still the case.”
The nation’s Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, explained to the US President that the committee was independent of the Norwegian Government.
Following the announcement, even Ms Pillay quipped: “If you clap a little bit more, I may share this prize with Trump.”
