Norway responds with humour after Trump insults nation

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 17:51 · Archive

Norway's tourist board has responded with toilet humour after Donald Trump called the country a 'shithouse country' at a campaign rally.

Donald Trump delivered his remarks at a campaign rally in Michigan on Sunday, describing Norway as a 'shithouse country' and saying he would not allow Norwegian migrants into the United States. Trump has previously expressed anger over Norway's decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, a former international criminal court judge, earlier this month. He stated he would welcome migrants from select countries but not Norway, 'because I didn't get the Nobel Prize'.

Norway's official tourist board responded with humour rather than anger. Visit Norway posted on its website and social media showcasing some of the nation's most striking public conveniences. The posts asked 'Are these the world's best shit houses?' and declared 'Norway makes shit houses great again!' The agency added that the toilets 'are worth a visit, both when you really have to go – and when you don't.'

According to The Guardian, along 18 designated scenic routes around Norway, leading architects have been tasked with transforming wayside facilities into attractions, with several having won international architecture awards. Trump has previously used the term 'shithouse country' to describe Haiti, Libya, Somalia and Yemen.

How it is being reported

• Visit Norway trolls Trump with toilet joke after his Nobel Prize meltdownNorway’s tourist board hit back at the US president’s tantrum over not being awarded the Nobel PrizeIndependent World · 29 Oct, 20:23
• ‘We make shit houses great again’: Visit Norway cleans up after Trump’s insultTourist board responds with toilet humour after US president expresses ire over failure to win Nobel peace prize, labelling it a ‘shithouse country’ Some might find it decidedly incommodious to be dumped on by Donald Trump as a “shithouse country”. Not the Norwegian tourist board, which chose instead to lift the lid on some of the nation’s loveliest lavatories. “Are these the world’s best shit houses?” asked Visit Norway on its website , days after the US president vented his fury once more over failing to win the Nobel peace prize by describing Norway as a “shithouse country” at a rally on…The Guardian · 29 Oct, 17:22
• Norway hits back 'with love' after Trump brands nation 's***house country'Trump was especially critical of Norway during a recent campaign speech in Michigan, but his remarks haven't bothered the nation, which hit back with toilet humourThe Mirror · 29 Oct, 10:25

In this story: Donald Trump · Norway · Visit Norway · Navi Pillay · Michigan

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