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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(134,252 posts)
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 02:37 PM 4 hrs ago

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

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.

-snip-

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



I assume that $10 billion has already been appropriated or is he blowing smoke again?
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Trump vows $10 billion from U.S. for his 'Board of Peace,' as he leans into global role Chantal Da Silva (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 4 hrs ago OP
He's blowing smoke again. Ray Bruns 4 hrs ago #1
"a $10 billion commitment from the United States to the Board of Peace initiative" Norrrm 4 hrs ago #2
And very little of that money will help Palestinians. Lonestarblue 3 hrs ago #7
That's fantastic!!! purr-rat beauty 4 hrs ago #3
I find it so sad that we are struggling here but repugs don't give a damn vapor2 4 hrs ago #6
"Board" OC375 4 hrs ago #4
Of course ... that's all he knows FakeNoose 3 hrs ago #9
How many fourteen year old girls do you get for a billion? twodogsbarking 4 hrs ago #5
Why does he want to start a war in Iran? FakeNoose 3 hrs ago #8
Trying to buy a Nobel. Good luck with that. Martin68 3 hrs ago #10
corrupt maliaSmith 26 min ago #11

Ray Bruns

(6,155 posts)
1. He's blowing smoke again.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 02:43 PM
4 hrs ago

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

(4,532 posts)
2. "a $10 billion commitment from the United States to the Board of Peace initiative"
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 02:47 PM
4 hrs ago

Who controls that money and has it on hand?

Why do I think - Trump?

Lonestarblue

(13,363 posts)
7. And very little of that money will help Palestinians.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 03:42 PM
3 hrs ago

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.

purr-rat beauty

(1,144 posts)
3. That's fantastic!!!
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 02:48 PM
4 hrs ago

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

Every congressional repub needs to go

OC375

(597 posts)
4. "Board"
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 02:48 PM
4 hrs ago

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

(40,982 posts)
9. Of course ... that's all he knows
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 03:50 PM
3 hrs ago

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

twodogsbarking

(18,145 posts)
5. How many fourteen year old girls do you get for a billion?
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 03:12 PM
4 hrs ago

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

maliaSmith

(186 posts)
11. corrupt
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:07 PM
26 min ago

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.

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