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highplainsdem

(60,795 posts)
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 07:24 PM Jan 17

Trump Wants Nations to Pay $1 Billion to Stay on His Peace Board

Source: Bloomberg

The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion.

According to a draft charter for the proposed group seen by Bloomberg, President Donald Trump would serve as its inaugural chairman and would decide on who is invited to be members. Decisions would be taken by a majority, with each member state present getting one vote, but all would be subject to the chairman’s approval.

“Each Member State shall serve a term of no more than three years from this Charter’s entry into force, subject to renewal by the Chairman. The three-year membership term shall not apply to Member States that contribute more than USD $1,000,000,000 in cash funds to the Board of Peace within the first year of the Charter’s entry into force,” the draft says.

-snip-

The board is described in the charter as “an international organization that seeks to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict.” It would become official once three member states agree to the charter.

-snip-

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-17/trump-wants-nations-to-pay-1-billion-to-stay-on-his-peace-board



Trump is apparently trying to set up a Trump country club version of the United Nations.

Oh, and the draft charter says he'll be the one who approves the group's official seal, too.
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Trump Wants Nations to Pay $1 Billion to Stay on His Peace Board (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 17 OP
Don Conucci twodogsbarking Jan 17 #1
What's Wrong With This Guy - He's Got To Be.... global1 Jan 17 #2
He is gaga creon Jan 17 #21
I believe he is syphilitic displacedvermoter Jan 17 #30
I've joked about it for years but I really think it's a possibility. IrishAfricanAmerican Jan 17 #40
Oh, well...can you die from syphilis? CTyankee Jan 18 #70
His idol Al Capone did! So here's hoping! IrishAfricanAmerican Jan 18 #71
Naw, Trump's got doctors who'll save his butt. CTyankee Jan 18 #72
Perhaps creon Jan 17 #47
He very well might be displacedvermoter Jan 18 #65
call no man happy until he is dead. creon Jan 18 #66
I was going to say he is just plain nuts, but I like your style. flashman13 Jan 17 #41
Thanks creon Jan 17 #46
He LOVES awards, so maybe we can give him the award for the "MOST HATED MAN IN THE WORLD" for DJT nt Exp Jan 17 #24
Hated at levels never seen before. Harker Jan 17 #25
Give him a "Most Hated Man In The World" medal from Temu RazorbackExpat Jan 18 #62
I can see the phony, cheesy grin and sickening thumbs up pose. Harker Jan 18 #64
He's a real-life Jabba the Hut. Girard442 Jan 17 #3
Why would a country want to belong to whatever the hell that is? Ocelot II Jan 17 #4
Would they promote peaceful actions TheFarseer Jan 17 #39
Let me get this straight: no_hypocrisy Jan 17 #5
Because Donald Trump represents peace, stability, and lawful governance dalton99a Jan 17 #6
LOL, (wink wink, chuckle) NotHardly Jan 17 #20
You could be a member for life as long as you agree 100 percent with tsf. greatauntoftriplets Jan 17 #7
The New Day Co-Op has membership fees, obviously (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jan 17 #8
Trump thinks he just invented the freaking UN. C_U_L8R Jan 17 #9
On his way Further Down to Hell... and he's a Cha Jan 18 #60
He will pocket all the money. The grift is endless. Irish_Dem Jan 17 #10
Well SCOTUS did basically say bribes are not crimes - Tadpole Raisin Jan 17 #51
The Supreme Court is part of the Trump Crime Syndicate. Irish_Dem Jan 18 #61
An easy billion taxpayer money in his pocket. rickford66 Jan 18 #63
Yup, Republicans won't do anything to stop it so he will keep doing it JI7 Jan 18 #73
I'm trying to understand this here jmowreader Jan 17 #11
In the Orwellian sense of the term. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 17 #22
He wanted a catchy title for this new grift....... Bengus81 Jan 17 #32
"You want peace? Pay up!!" Grokenstein Jan 17 #44
Fuck you, John Roberts, for allowing this illegal behavior from him which we can never do anything to stop or punish. LonePirate Jan 17 #12
Grift supreme SheltieLover Jan 17 #13
A BILLION dollars?! Really? To whom is that check made out to? Deuxcents Jan 17 #29
Why, king slobby, of course! SheltieLover Jan 17 #31
No checks...wired money to a bank in the Cayman's Bengus81 Jan 17 #33
To: Donald J Trump sheshe2 Jan 17 #48
Selling seats on the board James48 Jan 17 #14
he treats our entire government like Mara-Fucking-Lago Skittles Jan 17 #15
Trump leveraging the U S military to replace UN with Rule if the Big Fish delisen Jan 17 #16
SMDH! slightlv Jan 17 #17
Apparently. Trump World Order. highplainsdem Jan 17 #19
His sycophants have blown so much smoke up his ass that he believes he's God Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 18 #69
Every single one of those nations should tell him to FOAD. MLWR Jan 17 #18
OK, if each paying member gets a copy of ... eppur_se_muova Jan 17 #23
Sounds good to me have to see if the corrupt minions in the white house know that the NATO Allies can play the game also turbinetree Jan 17 #26
Member discount if they've got a 12 year old daughter. Talitha Jan 17 #27
How much longer will the fucking Republican party allow this to go on? sop Jan 17 #28
They had the opportunity not once but twice and the supreme court once of this land and they failed............... turbinetree Jan 17 #35
There is no limit. Mike Niendorff Jan 17 #36
Trump using extortion?! sakabatou Jan 17 #34
Making sense of Trump's Board of Peace appointments, role in Gaza's new phase - explainer cliffside Jan 17 #37
"It would be a shame if something happened to that nice country of yours!" It is an extortion racket. Will the money ... xocetaceans Jan 17 #38
Please Please Codifer Jan 17 #42
I really did think it was a joke. HighFired49 Jan 17 #56
Grifting, grifting. Grifting the night away. Solly Mack Jan 17 #43
Is the routing number for that payment coincidentally an account in Qatar? EarthFirst Jan 17 #45
Holy Hell! He thinks he's King of the World!!! Hasn't he embarrassed this country enough on the world stage?? Rhiannon12866 Jan 17 #49
This is nothing but an attempt to create a Nazi gang of nations. ananda Jan 17 #50
It's a Trumpian pun on Bored of Peace. chowder66 Jan 17 #52
Please somebody! Do what is needed to end this nightmare! Doodley Jan 17 #53
Parody is officially dead. WestMichRad Jan 17 #54
Pure protection racket. gordianot Jan 17 #55
Does anyone remember when there was something called the United Nations? thought crime Jan 18 #57
Just havta ask: Payable to whom? Grins Jan 18 #58
He's beginning to sound like Dr. Evil from Austin Powers. C Moon Jan 18 #59
"Donald Trump would serve as its inaugural chairman. Decisions ...would be subject to the chairman's approval." LudwigPastorius Jan 18 #67
Sounds like another Trump scam Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 18 #68
He couldn't get the billion dollars from the oil Blue_Roses Jan 19 #74
trump has invited Sauron to join this board LetMyPeopleVote Jan 19 #75

global1

(26,468 posts)
2. What's Wrong With This Guy - He's Got To Be....
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 07:28 PM
Jan 17

pissing everyone off around the world.

He's got to be the most hated man in the world.

creon

(2,029 posts)
46. Thanks
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 10:02 PM
Jan 17

He conforms to the description of narcissism. People of his type detiriorate. Which .he is doing
There is dementia there as well.
The disorder has a poor prognosis

Ocelot II

(129,724 posts)
4. Why would a country want to belong to whatever the hell that is?
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 07:34 PM
Jan 17

What powers does it have? What benefits would a member country have that the UN, which already exists for exactly the same stated purpose, doesn't offer? And where would that money really go? Looks like just another Trump grift.

TheFarseer

(9,761 posts)
39. Would they promote peaceful actions
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 09:29 PM
Jan 17

Like bombing other countries, threatening countries that won’t give you their resources, funding Genocide, helping Putin keep a war of aggression going and kidnapping leaders of other countries? Who wouldn’t want in on that?

no_hypocrisy

(54,561 posts)
5. Let me get this straight:
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 07:36 PM
Jan 17

You're Erdogan of Turkey.

You're invited to be on "The Board of Peace". You want to participate.

Turkey pays the one billion dollar registration fee.

You're at the table. You put on record that you believe 100% of Gaza belongs to the Palestinians and Israel should withdraw immediately.

Trump says, "Nope!" and keeps the $1,000,000,000.00.

C_U_L8R

(49,115 posts)
9. Trump thinks he just invented the freaking UN.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 07:41 PM
Jan 17

With an extortion bonus. Can every country please tell this clown to go fuck himself?

jmowreader

(52,994 posts)
11. I'm trying to understand this here
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 07:42 PM
Jan 17

A guy who invaded another country less than a month ago and is threatening to invade several others wants to set up...a Board of PEACE?

James48

(5,127 posts)
14. Selling seats on the board
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 07:57 PM
Jan 17

That decides which nations to crush.

Sears only $1 billion.

I wonder if you have to deposit it in the Trump offshore account in Qatar. 🇶🇦.

delisen

(7,287 posts)
16. Trump leveraging the U S military to replace UN with Rule if the Big Fish
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 08:02 PM
Jan 17

Tabulation and Fantastication.

Release the Epstein Files.

slightlv

(7,583 posts)
17. SMDH!
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 08:03 PM
Jan 17

At first read, I thought this "Peace Board" was who was overseeing Gaza? Is he now proposing to replace the UN with this bastardized version of it?

MLWR

(892 posts)
18. Every single one of those nations should tell him to FOAD.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 08:05 PM
Jan 17

WHAT A COLOSSAL EMBARRASSMENT. I will never forgive that effed-up excuse for a political party or the six effing fascist enablers of this horrible, greedy, self-dealing pedophile.

turbinetree

(27,208 posts)
26. Sounds good to me have to see if the corrupt minions in the white house know that the NATO Allies can play the game also
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 08:29 PM
Jan 17

because after all there already has been one royal guy getting into some issues.................

turbinetree

(27,208 posts)
35. They had the opportunity not once but twice and the supreme court once of this land and they failed...............
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 08:59 PM
Jan 17

cliffside

(1,631 posts)
37. Making sense of Trump's Board of Peace appointments, role in Gaza's new phase - explainer
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 09:10 PM
Jan 17
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-883643

"In addition to the Board of Peace, there are other layers of advisors and entities that will be involved in executing US President Donald Trump’s vision for Gaza. But, how will they work?

... This international transitional body for Gaza is not the only entity involved in the new phase of the plan. The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) has also been announced. This is the Palestinian technocratic committee, which will play a key role in governing Gaza.

In addition to BoP, other entities and advisers will be involved in executing US President Donald Trump’s vision for Gaza. BoP’s executive board is one of these key parts. There is also the Office of the High Representative for Gaza and a Gaza executive board, as well as senior advisors joining BoP.

... First, there is BoP. Trump mentioned this board as far back as September 2025, when the peace deal was coming into view. Following the deal’s commencement on October 13, the UN also adopted a resolution endorsing the US-backed Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict. This is Trump’s 20-point road map for lasting peace, stability, reconstruction, and prosperity in the region.

Trump chairs BoP, while Nickolay Mladenov was chosen as a kind of director-general..."

xocetaceans

(4,367 posts)
38. "It would be a shame if something happened to that nice country of yours!" It is an extortion racket. Will the money ...
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 09:19 PM
Jan 17

... go to a bank account in the Middle East to be held with the oil money that Trump seems to have seized?

Trump needs to be removed from office at the Democrats earliest convenience or simply resisted effectively. They should shut down the government. Hopefully, Schumer is out of stationery and might have to turn to something stronger, something that works and qualifies as actual resistance. (I don't expect that, however.)

Codifer

(1,184 posts)
42. Please Please
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 09:49 PM
Jan 17

somebody tell me this is a joke.

I mean NOBODY could be that crazy or stupid...... could they?

Seriously...... if this is true we could be mortal danger. For real..... no joke.

HighFired49

(466 posts)
56. I really did think it was a joke.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 11:37 PM
Jan 17

Nearly passed it bye thinking "How ridiculous, I'll find something else to read." Then I saw all of the replies. Sure enough, only something so fantastically stupid and unbelievable had to be coming from Dump. He can't even manage this country, let alone a foreign operation. Totally nuts!!!!!

ananda

(34,596 posts)
50. This is nothing but an attempt to create a Nazi gang of nations.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 10:19 PM
Jan 17

The key words are: "subject to the chairman's approval."

gordianot

(15,757 posts)
55. Pure protection racket.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 10:52 PM
Jan 17

An offer you just cannot refuse. I bet they will throw in a gold medal larger than the Nobel Peace Prize featuring Trump in his golden glory.

thought crime

(1,358 posts)
57. Does anyone remember when there was something called the United Nations?
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 12:01 AM
Jan 18

The Right waged a long war on the UN that eroded its power and effectiveness. They are doing the same with every other international organization, replacing them with corrupt business backed entities.

Blue_Roses

(13,812 posts)
74. He couldn't get the billion dollars from the oil
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 08:47 AM
Jan 19

companies after the CEO of Exxon told Trump that Venezuela was, "univestible," so he's trying desperately to roll out another scam. I hope none of these countries give him a dime.
He's really lost his mind.

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