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Trump Says U.S. Will Commit $10 Billion to His Board of Peace [View all]
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/19/us/trump-news#section-792964749President Says U.S. Will Commit $10 Billion to His Board of Peace
Trump just said the United States would pay $10 billion into the Board of Peace, which he created and leads.
He gave no details on where the money would come from or if the administration had even requested it from Congress, which would have to approve the funds.
Trump described the Board of Peace as an institution that would “strengthen up the United Nations,” perhaps answering those who questioned whether he was trying to set up a competitor to the U.N. But he also described the Board as a group that is “going to almost be looking over the United Nations and making sure it runs properly.”
The Charter of the United Nations, signed in San Francisco in 1945, does not provide for any oversight organization.
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