Trump: US Commits Billions to Board of Peace
The U.S. has committed $10 billion to the Board of Peace, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, The Board of Peace, which held its first meeting Thursday in Washington, D.C., was created to reconstruct the Gaza…
The U.S. has committed $10 billion to the Board of Peace, President Donald Trump announced Thursday,
The Board of Peace, which held its first meeting Thursday in Washington, D.C., was created to reconstruct the Gaza Strip. However, Trump wants to see broadened to tackle other foreign conflicts, per The Hill.
“When you look at that compared to the cost of war, that’s two weeks of fighting, it’s a very small number. It sounds like a lot, but it’s a very small number,” he said.
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The White House did not immediately respond to the question of where the funds coming from.
The United Nations Security Council gave the Board of Peace a mandate as part of its approval of the Trump administration’s 20-point plan for peace in Gaza.
Trump has invited dozens of countries to sign up as founding members with a $1 billion pledge for lifetime membership. It’s still unclear whether Trump’s vision for a broader