Trump launches ‘board of peace,’ critics warn it could rival the UN

President Trump unveiled his international Board of Peace during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Thursday, expanding on his vision for a global body to rival the United Nations and claiming that Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip was all but over. “They’re down to little fires,” Trump said of the situation in the Palestinian enclave, which has been shattered by more than two years of fighting. “We can put them out very easily.” Trump, 79, was the first to sign the charter inaugurating the board and was joined on stage by officials from more than 20 other countries — including Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Mongolia, Morocco, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan.