President Trump hosted the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the newly-renamed Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace on Thursday morning, joined by Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy to the Middle East Howard Lutnick, and Jared Kushner.
The PEACE President. 🕊️🇺🇸
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 19, 2026
President Trump delivers remarks at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the United States Institute of Peace. pic.twitter.com/2h2CoDUAVU
In his opening remarks, Trump announced that the United States would invest $10 billion in the effort; this is in addition to $7 billion pledged from member nations. On Wednesday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump would be announcing $5 billion in pledges from the member nations, but apparently their wallets opened up a bit more overnight.
Watch: International Coalition Pledges $5B+ for Gaza Peace Efforts
Trump touted the successes his administration had in the first year of his second term, saying, "We settled eight wars, and I think a ninth is to come," referencing the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, and adding, "That turned out to be a tougher one. I thought that was gonna be the easiest one. But with war you never know what's easy and what's not so easy."
PRESIDENT TRUMP: We settled 8 wars and I think a ninth is to come 👀 pic.twitter.com/z2NflGrzLv
— Department of State (@StateDept) February 19, 2026
Of course, all eyes are on Iran at this moment. Trump warned Iran's leaders that "they cannot continue to threaten the stability of the entire region."
.@POTUS: "Now is the time for Iran to join us on a path that will complete what we're doing. If they join us, that'll be great. If they don't join us, that'll be great too — but it'll be a very different path. They cannot continue to threaten the stability of the entire region." pic.twitter.com/w8bkVpoGL6
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 19, 2026
The founding charter for the Board of Peace was signed by the leaders of 59 in January, 2026 during the World Economic Forum meetings in Davos, Switzerland.
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