Trump Hosts Inaugural Meeting of 'Board of Peace' with Authoritarian Leaders

President Trump hosted the first meeting of his newly established Board of Peace, a body he formally created at Davos in January. The meeting brought together largely oppressive and authoritarian world leaders and their envoys to Washington, including representatives from Hungary, Turkey, Egypt, Argentina, El Salvador, and Paraguay. While originally created via UN Resolution to implement Trump's vision for Gaza's future after its destruction by Israel, Trump has unilaterally widened its scope, calling it 'the most consequential international body in history.' Critics argue the body represents an attempt to bypass democratic international institutions like the UN by creating a parallel structure dominated by authoritarian-leaning governments, despite deriving its legitimacy from a UN mandate limited to Gaza peace and reconstruction.

"the most consequential international body in history" — Trump's characterization of the Board of Peace during the inaugural meeting