Trump touts his Board of Peace as 'most prestigious' ever as he embraces 'controversial' members

Описание: (21 Jan 2026)
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Davos, Switzerland - 21 January 2026
(THUMBNAIL: President Donald Trump talks to media after a meeting during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber 26021736247955)
1. President Donald Trump talking to press as he leaves World Economic Forum
2. UPSOUND (English) Reporter question:
"You expressed concerns about Russia trying to take over Greenland. If you're worried that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin would do something like that, why invite him to join your Board of Peace?"
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, U.S. President:
"Because we want everybody. We want all nations, we want to all nations where people have control, people have power, where we're never going to have a problem. This is the greatest board ever assembled. And everybody wants to be on it. But yeah, I have some controversial people on it, but these are people that get the job done. These are people that have tremendous influence. If I put all babies on the board, it wouldn't be very much, so he was invited. He's accepted. Many people have accepted. I think — I don't know of anybody that hasn't accepted. But it's going to be great. I think the Board of Peace will be the most prestigious board ever, and it's gonna get a lot of work done that the United Nations should have done. And we'll work with the United Nations, but the Board of Peace is going to be special. You're going to have peace. It started off with Gaza and the Middle East. We've got peace in the Middle East, tremendous peace of the Middle East. Nobody thought that was possible. And that happened by taking out the Iran nuclear threat. Without that, it could have never happened. But the board is going to be, I think, really fantastic. And I think it will be the most prestigious board of any board ever in world history. Thank you very much everybody."
4. Trump walks away as reporters shout questions
STORYLINE:
President Donald Trump promoted his Board of Peace Wednesday as "the greatest board ever assembled."

Trump made the comments as he departed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

"It's going to be great. I think the Board of Peace will be the most prestigious board ever, and it's gonna get a lot of work done that the United Nations should have done," Trump said.

Asked by a reporter why he invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to be a member of the body if he is concerned about him attempting to take over Greenland, Trump responded: "I have some controversial people on it, but these are people that get the job done. These are people that have tremendous influence. If I put all babies on the board, it wouldn't be very much."

"He's accepted," Trump said of Putin. "Many people have accepted. I think — I don't know of anybody that hasn't accepted," he added.

Putin on Wednesday thanked Trump for inviting Russia to the Board of Peace but said Russia has yet to decide if it will become a member.

Putin said the Foreign Ministry has been tasked with studying the proposal and consulting with Russia's "strategic partners.

A White House official has said about 30 countries were expected to join the board, without providing details, while about 50 had been invited.

Chaired by Trump, the board was originally envisioned as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza ceasefire plan.

But the Trump administration’s ambitions have since expanded, with Trump extending invitations to dozens of nations and hinting at the board’s future role as conflict mediator.

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