Trump vows $10 billion from U.S. for his 'Board of Peace,' as he leans into global role Chantal Da Silva

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: NBC News

President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" gathered in Washington on Thursday for its long-awaited first meeting, with the next stage of the fragile ceasefire in Gaza in focus.

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The board would not only achieve peace in Gaza but also intervene in “hotspots” around the world, Trump said. “We will help Gaza," the president said. "We will straighten it out. We will make it successful. We will make it peaceful. And we will do things like that in other spots.”

Its members would be able to “do things many other people couldn’t conceive or think of,” he added, calling this first meeting featuring representatives of at least 40 countries, including heads of state, “one of, if not the, most important day of our careers.”

The president also said $7 billion had been committed by board members for reconstruction in Gaza and announced a $10 billion commitment from the United States to the Board of Peace initiative, a sum he said was small compared to the cost of war.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trumps-board-peace-hold-first-112236084.html

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I assume that $10 billion has already been appropriated or is he blowing smoke again?

[Ray Bruns]

1. He's blowing smoke again.

Another Trump failure in the making. This “Board of Peace” will go nowhere because Trump has the attention span of a toddler. As soon as he grows board with it , you will never hear another word about it. He never follows through.

[Norrrm]

2. "a $10 billion commitment from the United States to the Board of Peace initiative"

Who controls that money and has it on hand?

Why do I think - Trump?

[Lonestarblue]

7. And very little of that money will help Palestinians.

It will be spent cleaning up the land Israel decimated and should be paying to clean up, along with infrastructure mostly along the Mediterranean coastline to support ritzy condos and golf courses fir the ultra wealthy and new houses/land for Israeli settlers. Palestinians will get zip.

[Diraven]

13. It's either

The same $10 billion that he awarded himself for having his tax returns leaked, or a bunch of money from the State Department that was supposed to go to USAID.

[purr-rat beauty]

3. That's fantastic!!!

....it's too bad we don't have money to help Americans

Every congressional repub needs to go

[vapor2]

6. I find it so sad that we are struggling here but repugs don't give a damn

[OC375]

4. "Board"

Normally, groups of nations have councils.

The word "board" sorta tips it's hat towards a corporate focus that I'm sure this is all really about.

Nations are so last millennium.

[FakeNoose]

9. Of course ... that's all he knows

I don't think he knows how to spell "council" anyway.

[twodogsbarking]

5. How many fourteen year old girls do you get for a billion?

Sorry that was crude, crass, uncalled for, despicable.

[FakeNoose]

8. Why does he want to start a war in Iran?

Asking for a country ....

[Martin68]

10. Trying to buy a Nobel. Good luck with that.

[maliaSmith]

11. corrupt

And guess who is to control all that money. Why Donnie of course and how much will go into his Qatar bank account that he put his stolen Venezuelan oil money into? His wealth is increasing with all that stolen money.

[ToxMarz]

12. So I assume that $10 billion of our taxes dollars is going into the same piggy bank account he opened

In Qater to siphon off the stolen Venezuelan oil revenues.