Trump gets his Board of Peace, even as bigger countries steer clear

(Eli Stokols and Daniella Cheslow – Politico) The first meeting of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace on Thursday was heavy on the president but light on other details, as a small group of member countries offered major financial commitments and said they would defer to the White House on rebuilding Gaza. Some two dozen member countries that have signed on to Trump’s new venture announced more than $6.5 billion in financial pledges after a 47-minute stemwinder from the president, who lavished praise on the all-male group of world leaders in the room and insisted the nascent effort will work with, and not against, the United Nations. – Trump gets his Board of Peace, even as bigger countries steer clear – POLITICO