Trump Says US Will Commit $10 Billion To His Board Of Peace During Rambling Address

The president also lurched from commenting on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's appearance to grousing about his Nobel Peace Prize snub.

Senior Editor, HuffPost UK

President Donald Trump on Thursday said the US will contribute $10 billion to the Board of Peace during a bizarre address at his club of world leaders’ first meeting.

Trump made the announcement toward the end of a long, rambling speech as the board — which critics fear will undermine the United Nations and is largely made up of countries run by oppressive and authoritarian leaders — convened in Washington, D.C.

The president gave no further details on the funding, such as where the money is coming from and the scope of what it can be spent on.

The initial remit of the board, first proposed last September, was to implement Trump’s vision for the reconstruction of Gaza following the Hamas-Israel war.

But Trump later made clear his intention for the board is to tackle other conflicts worldwide.

“The Board of Peace is showing how a better future can be built, starting right here in this room,” Trump said at the Donald J. Trump US Institute of Peace, a building the president recently renamed for........

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