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12. Trump shocks with proposal to make himself 'king of the world'
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 10:33 AM
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This board is simply a way for trump to declare himself king of the world

The full text of a charter for President Donald Trump's proposed Board of Peace sounds suspiciously like plans to make himself "king of the world," according to a political theorist.

Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-01-22T00:00:50Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-king-of-the-world

The full text of a charter for President Donald Trump's proposed Board of Peace sounds suspiciously like plans to make himself "king of the world," according to a political theorist.

A charter was sent out with invitations to dozens of world leaders, asking them to join the U.S. president on a panel to oversee the postwar management of Gaza, but the full text, obtained by The Times of Israel, conspicuously does not mention Gaza.

"So, the 'Board of Peace' [sic] not only doesn't mention Gaza in particular; it proposes to make Donald Trump in particular (not the president of the United States) king of the world," said Jacob T. Levy, a political theory professor at McGill University.

Levy dug into the full text of the charter and analyzed its rules, which he believes sketch out a plan to make the 79-year-old former reality TV star the ruler of the global conglomerate and then pass that title down to one of his heirs.

"Membership is subject to a 3-year term limit unless the member state either pays a billion-dollar bribe or the Chairman — entirely unilaterally — decides to extend it," Levy wrote. "The Chairman may choose to *terminate* a member state's membership (even if it has paid!), which requires a 2/3 vote to override."

Decisions shall be made by a majority of the member states that are present and voting, but subject to the approval of the chairman, and Levy dismissed that arrangement as absurd......

Levy argued that the arrangement was brazenly corrupt even by Trump's standards.

"Proposing this structure... is impeachable. It really is," he wrote. "Regardless of whether this organization ever even looks in the direction of Gaza, it's an assault on the international order subordinating the decisions of states to the personal jurisdiction of the Trump family."


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"According to the White House." Ocelot II Thursday #1
Piffle. Recognized by: haele Thursday #10
Bullshit to the bullshitters................. Lovie777 Thursday #2
Per RICO Act Kid Berwyn Thursday #3
The U.S. mistakenly sent a mob boss to Davos, yellow dahlia Thursday #14
Exactly! Kid Berwyn Thursday #16
Indeed! yellow dahlia Thursday #25
Can't get that tune out of my head now! Mossfern Thursday #22
With all my heart, I am sorry... Kid Berwyn Thursday #23
"Officially' C_U_L8R Thursday #4
By who? Autumn Thursday #5
Its a billionaire real estate company pure and simple n/t Cheezoholic Thursday #6
The law is whatever Trump says. dalton99a Thursday #7
which means it hasn't. nt Javaman Thursday #8
By whom? 2naSalit Thursday #9
Has anyone actually paid the billion dollar bribe? nt newdeal2 Thursday #11
Trump shocks with proposal to make himself 'king of the world' LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #12
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Per the court jesters? yellow dahlia Thursday #15
NEXT: Board of Peace awards first Board of Peace Prize to Board of Peace Chairman, dalton99a Thursday #17
Oh fucking what? Initech Thursday #18
Looks like the utter humiliation at Davos never happened. Hugin Thursday #19
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With a logo that looks suspiciously like the United Nations'. You decide vanessa_ca Thursday #21
So true to form. yellow dahlia Thursday #26
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According to the WH Sailingdiver Thursday #27
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