Overview
- During the inaugural meeting in Washington, Trump appeared with his eyes closed on the event livestream, according to the Daily Star’s account.
- Trump told delegates the United States will contribute $10 billion to the Board of Peace, calling it small compared with the cost of war.
- He said other participating members have contributed roughly $7 billion in total, a figure he attributed to fellow delegates.
- Trump claimed Indonesia, Morocco, Albania, Kosovo and Kazakhstan committed troops and police to help stabilize Gaza, and he cited Egypt and Jordan as offering substantial assistance to build a Palestinian police force.
- The initiative, initially framed around post‑conflict Gaza and since widened in scope, faces resistance as the UK, Germany and France have said they will not join, while prior White House messaging highlighted a preventive MRI in Trump’s recent health checks.