Critics have said Trump is angling to replace the UN with the “Board of Peace,” which he is in charge of.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. will be giving $10 billion to his neocolonialist “Board of Peace” — over 12 times the U.S.’s contribution to the UN this year and more than double the amount that the U.S. currently owes the international organization. Trump made the announcement while addressing the Board of Peace at its meeting on Thursday, stating that the Board of Peace — which he…

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  • Heikki2@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    So it is giving US tax payer money to a board of which he is in control of and only he can choose a successor to thats some new kinds of BS

    • Furbag@lemmy.world
      8·
      1 day ago

      Not just that, but he is the chairman and the term is “until they no longer wish to serve the role”, so effectively a lifetime appointment. He will be chair of this peace board even after his term is up, collecting taxpayer dollars that will vanish into a fund that no one will be able to audit.