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  • wtgW Offline
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    wtg
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    He has well and truly gone off the deep end.

    U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to impose 200% tariffs on French wines and champagne after French President Emmanuel Macron was reported to be unwilling to join his “Board of Peace” on Gaza.

    When asked for a response by a reporter in Miami about Macron’s stance, Trump dismissed the French leader’s influence and said he would use trade penalties as leverage.

    “Well, nobody wants him because he’s going to be out of office very soon,” Trump said. “So you know, that’s all right. What I’ll do is, if they feel like [being] hostile, I’ll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes, and he’ll join. But he doesn’t have to join.”

    https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/trump-threatens-200percent-tariff-on-french-wines-and-champagnes-.html

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      CHAS
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      I doubt Trump is coming up with this on his own. Vought? of who?

      "If you're looking for sympathy, you'll find it between s**t and syphilis in the dictionary."-David Sedaris

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        He wants to be king of the world.

        President Donald Trump’s suggestion Tuesday that his Board of Peace “might” replace the United Nations is likely to compound concerns that the body meant to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza – and that he will indefinitely chair – will instead become a vehicle for him to attempt to supersede the body established 80 years ago to maintain global peace.

        https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/20/politics/trump-gaza-board-of-peace-united-nations

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          Daniel
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          #12

          Bizarre.

          'But as they said in one of the later Rocky movies, "Time...it's undefeated.".-- Mik

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            wtg
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            #13

            If member states choose to contribute money, the Board of Peace will "implement the highest financial controls and oversight mechanisms," the official said.

            "Funds will sit only in approved accounts at reputable banks (with CFO due diligence; Executive Board approval), and payments will require the right multi-signatory approval threshold, KYC/AML and sanctions screening, and supporting documentation. Oversight is enforced through an Audit & Risk subcommittee and an independent annual external audit with published financials," the official added.

            https://abcnews.go.com/International/trump-potentially-chair-board-peace-life-1-billion/story?id=129400459

            And the orange man has just the guy for the CFO job.

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              Daniel
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              #14

              It's the same recurring script.

              'But as they said in one of the later Rocky movies, "Time...it's undefeated.".-- Mik

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                wtg
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                Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the UK will not yet be signing up to US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace over concerns about Russian leader Vladimir Putin's possible participation.

                Cooper told the BBC the UK had been invited to join the board but "won't be one of the signatories today" at a ceremony at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

                The board, which gives Trump wide decision-making powers as chairman, is being billed by the US as a new international organisation for resolving conflicts.

                Cooper described the board as a "legal treaty that raises much broader issues" than the initiative's initial focus on ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

                The charter proposed by the White House does not mention the Palestinian territory and critics say the board appears to be designed to replace some functions of the United Nations.

                Some of the US's traditional allies have not agreed to join the board and notably, none of the other permanent members of the UN Security Council - China, France, Russia, and the UK - have committed to participation so far.

                The UN Security Council has been the main international platform for global diplomacy and conflict resolution since the end of World War Two.

                But launching the board at a signing ceremony alongside world leaders in Davos, Trump said he did not intend it as a replacement for the UN and expressed his belief that it would help forge an "everlasting" peace in the Middle East.

                Trump said the board had the chance to be "one of the most consequential bodies ever created".

                "We're committed to ensuring Gaza is demilitarised, properly governed and beautifully rebuilt," Trump said. "It's going to be a great plan and this is where the board of peace started."

                Trump said once the board had been completely formed, "we can do pretty much whatever we want to do".

                "But we'll do it in conjunction with the United Nations," he added.

                https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9jj1j74ggo

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                  wtg
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                  #16

                  Canada/Carney disinvited. Guess Carney's remarks in Davos didn't sit well with the orange man.

                  https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/international/2026/01/23/trump-withdraws-canadas-invitation-to-board-of-peace/

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                      wtg
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                        Satire FTW.

                        'But as they said in one of the later Rocky movies, "Time...it's undefeated.".-- Mik

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                          Link to video

                          'But as they said in one of the later Rocky movies, "Time...it's undefeated.".-- Mik

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                            Exclusive: Leaked “Board of Peace” Resolution Outlines U.S.-Led Plan to Rule Over Gaza
                            The draft framework, obtained by Drop Site, would bestow sweeping authority on Trump to determine all aspects of Gaza’s governance and future.

                            https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/leaked-board-of-peace-resolution-gaza-trump-us

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                              Link to video

                              Gaza. Why it matters. / The Axios Disingenuous Mode

                              'But as they said in one of the later Rocky movies, "Time...it's undefeated.".-- Mik

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                                New Zealand says "no, thanks".

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