I think what is telling is who is NOT on the list....Peaceful Nations. Trump will give these dictators a masterclass in the grift The members on the board will consist of whichever heads of state the chairman, Donald Trump, chooses to invite. Their terms of membership will last three years, unless they pay the board $1 billion, which would buy them lifetime tenure. (Trump is designated as chairman for as long as he likes, certainly beyond the remaining three years of his presidency, gratis.) https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/trump-peace-board-gaza-one-billion-dollars.html
Can someone explain the legal basis for this board? Or can I just make my own competing board if I feel like it?
I gotta give him some credit. When Putin ran up against term limits, he just changed the constitution so he could keep the office he had. Trump is trying to trade up from president of the US to president of the world. That's innovation! I'm dubious it will really be able to live any longer than the original 3 year shelf life though. They'll do their genocide in Gaza and that'll be it. Maybe start some new projects, but once he is not president of the US, it'll lose its engine.
El Salvador's GDP is like 35 billion. Are they really going to spend 1/35 of their annual GDP on Gaza? Edit - Kosovo's GDP is about $10 billion and the annual government budget is like $3-4 Billion. The idea that they'd spend $1 Billion to sit at the table with Donald Trump on Gaza is ludicrous.
Trump will just give them the money from our taxpayers as foreign aid. Check out the $40 billion he recently gave his rightwing buddy Milei in Argentina. Clever pass through. We are not quite there yet where Trump can just give himself a $ billion from our treasury
Incorrect. From AI Grok: In October 2025, the Trump administration (through the U.S. Treasury Department under Secretary Scott Bessent) announced a $20 billion currency swap line with Argentina's central bank. This was financed via the Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF) and involved exchanging U.S. dollars for Argentine pesos to help stabilize Argentina's collapsing currency and economy under President Javier Milei (a close ideological ally of Trump). The administration also discussed facilitating an additional $20 billion in financing from private sources (e.g., banks, sovereign wealth funds, or investors), leading to frequent references in media and political discourse to a total "$40 billion bailout" or package. However: Only the $20 billion swap came directly from U.S. government/taxpayer resources. The additional $20 billion private portion was scaled back significantly (reports indicate it ended up around $5 billion or less in some forms, like short-term repo agreements). This was not a outright grant or "gift" but a temporary liquidity support mechanism (a swap line), where Argentina was expected to return the dollars (with interest) later. The deal drew criticism for tying support to Milei's party's performance in October 2025 legislative elections, for occurring amid a U.S. government shutdown, and for prioritizing a foreign ally over domestic issues (e.g., aid to American farmers affected by trade policies). Regarding repayment: Yes, Argentina repaid the funds it drew under the $20 billion U.S. currency swap. Argentina drew a limited amount (approximately $2.5 billion) from the swap line by late October 2025. In January 2026, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that Argentina had "quickly and fully repaid" this drawdown, with the U.S. no longer holding any Argentine pesos in the ESF. Bessent described it as a profitable deal for the U.S. (generating "tens of millions" in profit for American taxpayers). Argentina's central bank confirmed the repayment, which helped restore confidence in Milei's economic reforms. There is no indication of any repayment issues with the smaller private financing portions (as they were limited and short-term). The full "$40 billion" figure was more aspirational/political rhetoric than actual disbursed funds from the U.S. government.
When you see Trump heading the board, and his son-in-law as part of the board you know it comes down to their visions of Trump towers and their collateral interest investment dreams on the Gaza Strip while using the destitute folks in Gaza as cheap labor.
