President Donald Trump declared, “Peace is so destructive for everyone, even countries that aren’t involved,” when answering questions about his pay-to-play “Board of Peace.”

Trump revealed his board this week as a way to resolve global conflicts that would rival the United Nations and execute his 20-point Gaza peace plan. (Trump has suggested he wants to turn Gaza into a huge beachfront resort.) But Trump’s board requires a $1 billion entry fee for member nations and will have Trump serve as its leader indefinitely, even after his presidency ends.

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When asked by journalists about the board’s high price to join, Trump responded, “That’s a lot of money, but it’s nothing compared to the value of peace. Peace is so destructive for everyone. Even countries that aren’t involved. I mean, it’s so destructive for everybody when you have wars.”

Numerous web commenters noted that Trump likely misspoke, confusing the word “war” for “peace.” While speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week, Trump repeatedly confused Greenland and Iceland.

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No traditional U.S. allies have joined Trump’s board. So far, its member nations include Bahrain, Morocco, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Mongolia, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan.

Trump recently took two meaningless peace trophies: the FIFA Peace Prize and the Nobel Peace Prize belonging to Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado. Trump took Machado’s prize despite claiming in 2025, “The United States will not let men steal trophies from women.”

It’s seemingly ironic that Trump would want to head a pro-peace organization after illegally invading Venezuela; repeatedly threatening to take over Greenland; using Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to kill innocent Americans in the U.S.; bombing Iran, Nigeria, Yemen, Somalia, and Syria; and largely encouraging Israel to commit genocide against Palestinians. Though Trump has claimed to have ended eight wars, fact-checkers call that claim “exaggerated.”

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