Tuesday, January 20, 2026

A look at Trump's Board of Peace

The board's charter has not yet been made public, but a draft version obtained by The Associated Press indicates much of the power will be concentrated Trump's hands.

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... gives him a personal veto and - of course - control over its money ($1 billion from each permanent member. He picks the rest for good behaviour). It's a Trump Organisation private members' club, disguised as an international peace initiative.

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-- Robert Saunders (@robertsaunders.bsky.social) Jan 20, 2026 at 5:48 AM

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... a draft version obtained by The Associated Press ...

A look at Trump's Board of Peace and who has been invited
apnews.com

... The board's charter has not yet been made public, but a draft version obtained by The Associated Press indicates much of the power will be concentrated Trump's hands. A $1 billion contribution secures permanent membership, the draft says. ...

When asked by a reporter Tuesday if the board should replace the U.N., Trump said, "It might." ...

A draft charter for the board, obtained from a European diplomat and confirmed by a U.S. official as accurate as of Monday, uses expansive language to describe its ambitions.

It emphasizes "the need for a more nimble and effective international peace-building body" and says "durable peace" requires "the courage to depart from approaches and institutions that have too often failed." It adds an aim to "secure peace in places where it has for too long proven elusive."

Under the charter, the chairman -- which Trump says will be him -- has the power to invite member states, break any ties in a vote, decide how frequently it meets, and create or dissolve subsidiary entities.

The expenses of the Board of Peace will be funded by contributions from member states, which serve three-year terms. Members who pay "more than one billion United States dollars in cash" during their first year can have a permanent place on the board, the draft says.

The draft is under constant revision, is not finalized and may undergo significant changes, according to the U.S. official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-20 06:38 PM

@#1

Other provisions of the draft charter that I have heard and read about say that Pres Trump

--- determines his successor to the Chairman of the Board,

--- that the Chairman can kick out a member (just cause unspecified, but my guess is because Pres Trump does not like them),

--- and that the Chairman, i.e., Pres Trump, can negate a vote that he does not like.




#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-20 06:43 PM

The feces of a Blue Whale can weigh as much as four tons, making it the second largest piece of ---- in the world, just behind Donald Trump.

#3 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-01-20 06:45 PM

PEDO DONNIE IS INSANE

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-01-20 07:41 PM

Somewhat related: The last time Denmark sold an island to the US was in 1917.

The island was called Little Saint James.

Commonly known today as Epstein Island.

So, Trumpf wants his own little girl rape island, only bigger: Greenland.

#5 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-20 07:54 PM

Another interesting factoid. Only two Nobel prizes have been given away as gifts.

Joseph Goebbels received a 1920 Nobel Prize medal from Norwegian author Knut Hamsun as a gift in 1943.

it always goes back to Nazis with this administration.

#6 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-01-20 07:56 PM

@#5 ... The last time Denmark sold an island to the US was in 1917 ...

People Just Discovering Last Land Denmark Sold to the US Was Epstein Island
www.newsweek.com

... As President Donald Trump continues to push to buy Greenland, some people are just finding out that the last major territory the United States bought from Denmark was in 1917 -- the Danish West Indies, now the U.S. Virgin Islands.

But a lot of social media users are jokingly pointing fingers at a much smaller, much more infamous island in the Virgin Islands that was part of the 1917 acquisition -- Little Saint James, more commonly known as Epstein Island.

Jeffrey Epstein's private Caribbean island was never sold to the United States -- but it is part of the U.S. Virgin Islands that was later purchased by Epstein himself. That has not stopped online jokes and shock from people making the connection for the first time. ...



#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-20 08:04 PM

@#7 ... Jeffrey Epstein's private Caribbean island was never sold to the United States -- but it is part of the U.S. Virgin Islands that was later purchased by Epstein himself. ...

A distinction without a difference?

#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-20 08:05 PM

#8 Indeed, Lamp. ADW/OAD :-)

#9 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-20 08:16 PM

@#9 ... ADW/OAD ...

I've not a clue that that means.

Assault with a Deadly Weapon / Oxford American Dictionary ???


#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-20 08:21 PM

A distinction without a difference

#11 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2026-01-20 08:38 PM

World War 3 Will be Started by America in the Service of Israeli Regional Hegemony.

IRAN/RUSSIA/China as a lesser player.

The Alignment is Coming into Focus.

Alternatively Israel will Start a War that Ignites Global Exchanges.

One Way or Another this is the Time Of ARES....

#12 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-01-20 08:47 PM

@#12 ... World War 3 Will be Started by America in the Service of Israeli Regional Hegemony. ...

Is that a talking point that might have been issued to your current alias here?

#13 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-20 10:17 PM

Putun-lapping dumbass can go ---- off

#14 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-01-20 11:48 PM

The fact that the biggest current war criminal, Putin, will be on the board exposes it for the fraud that it is.

#15 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-01-21 08:21 AM

Netanyahu is joining this board. That's all you need to know to know it's a sham.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that he has agreed to join U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace in a departure from an earlier stance when his office criticized the makeup of the board's committee tasked with overseeing Gaza.

#16 | Posted by qcp at 2026-01-21 08:43 AM

The Buffoon is equivocal and ambiguous about his power grab and the UN. www.reuters.com

A Buffoon sycophant law professor is quite clear: The Times of Israel published the text of the Charter of the Board of Peace. As I suspected, this is a clear effort to supplant the United Nations. reason.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuuhsqA95iA

#17 | Posted by et_al at 2026-01-21 09:51 AM

Bored of Peace

#18 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2026-01-21 03:10 PM

Not total corruption AT ALL!

#19 | Posted by e1g1 at 2026-01-21 06:57 PM

Board of Piss.

#20 | Posted by Angrydad at 2026-01-22 02:55 PM

So, Lewzer is the chairman of this board forever, and gets to name his successor. And he holds the only controlling vote.

Who would want to be a part of this joke? The Charter doesn't even mention Gaza.

#21 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-01-22 07:56 PM

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