"Trump made the announcement while addressing the Board of Peace at its meeting on Thursday, stating that the Board of Peace - which he founded and controls - is "showing how a better future can be built." "I want to let you know that the United States is going to make a contribution of $10 billion to the Board of Peace," he said. "We've had great support for that number. And that number is a very small number when you look at that compared to the cost of war. That's two weeks of fighting.""
"It's unclear how the U.S. government would provide the funding. The Board of Peace was unilaterally established by Trump and his administration, and has not been approved by Congress or any other legislative body. Congress is typically in charge of appropriating funds, but the Trump administration has bucked procedure countless times with impunity."
President Donald Trump announced a $10 billion U.S. contribution to the Board of Peace, a body he founded and controls. The Board held an inaugural meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., attended by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The administration requires countries to commit $1 billion to become permanent members. The Board was unilaterally established without congressional approval, and the mechanism for funding remains unclear. Senator Chris Murphy characterized unilateral funding as "totally illegal." The $10 billion figure far exceeds the U.S. contribution to the United Nations and the U.S. arrears to that organization.
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