Yebbut he can’t do that.

Trump vows $10 billion contribution to his own Board of Peace

But not contribution of his money, contribution of our money. To his plaything. He can’t do that.

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday a $10 billion U.S. contribution to rebuilding Gaza at the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace, describing the organization as the premier world body for international peace and harmony.

See there? U.S. contribution – our money, not his money. He’s not allowed to do that. He’ll do it anyway if he’s not stopped (and if he doesn’t get bored and wander off to do something else), but he’s not allowed to.

Trump has framed the board as a supplement — or possibly an alternative — to the United Nations, which he has dubbed an ineffectual organization and put at risk of imminent fiscal collapse by withholding the United States’ mandatory dues that make up nearly a quarter of its operating budget as well as other contributions.

Hmm. Nice little global organization you got here, would be a shame if something happened to it.

The meeting was held at the U.S. Institute of Peace, the congressionally established independent nonprofit that the administration seized last year and renamed after Trump, a move that is still the subject of litigation.

So now it’s called the US Institute of Trump?

The meeting came as Trump has recentlyboasted about military action in Venezuela and as U.S.forces have been surged to the Middle East in advance of a potential conflict with Iran. In remarks opening the event, he described last week’s round of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program as “good” and said that “maybe we’re going to make a deal. Maybe not. You’re going to be finding out over the next, maybe, 10 days.”

That is peace. Trump throwing his weight around is peace. I’m reminded of that famous quotable from Tacitus – ubi solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant. Where they make a wilderness and call it peace.

During his near hour-long speech, Trump mused about the wealth or good looks of some of the people in the room. He gave a shout-out to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has been criticized for anti-democratic actions such as curtailing independent media and is struggling in an upcoming election campaign. “Not everybody in Europe loves that endorsement, but that’s okay,” Trump riffed.

He delved into familiar politicalgripes and grievances and congratulated members of his own administration. He panned speeches at the Munich Security Conference by political opponents California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York).

He recounted the various wars he claims to have stoppedand revisited his very public disappointment at not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.

“Norway has agreed to host an event bringing together the Board of Peace,” Trump said of the country, where a nongovernmental committee awards the prize. “Oh, I thought when I saw this note. … I thought they were going to say that they’re giving me the Nobel Prize. Oh, this is less exciting. … I don’t care about the Nobel Prize. I care about saving lives.”

Ho yus, he doesn’t care a bit about the Nobel Prize, that’s why he keeps ranting about it.