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Ocelot II

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4. Why would a country want to belong to whatever the hell that is?

Sat Jan 17, 2026, 07:34 PM

Jan 17

What powers does it have? What benefits would a member country have that the UN, which already exists for exactly the same stated purpose, doesn't offer? And where would that money really go? Looks like just another Trump grift.

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Trump Wants Nations to Pay $1 Billion to Stay on His Peace Board [View all] highplainsdem Jan 17 OP

Don Conucci twodogsbarking Jan 17 #1

What's Wrong With This Guy - He's Got To Be.... global1 Jan 17 #2

He is gaga creon Jan 17 #21

I believe he is syphilitic displacedvermoter Jan 17 #30

I've joked about it for years but I really think it's a possibility. IrishAfricanAmerican Jan 17 #40

Oh, well...can you die from syphilis? CTyankee Jan 18 #70

His idol Al Capone did! So here's hoping! IrishAfricanAmerican Jan 18 #71

Naw, Trump's got doctors who'll save his butt. CTyankee Jan 18 #72

Perhaps creon Jan 17 #47

He very well might be displacedvermoter Jan 18 #65

call no man happy until he is dead. creon Jan 18 #66

I was going to say he is just plain nuts, but I like your style. flashman13 Jan 17 #41

Thanks creon Jan 17 #46

He LOVES awards, so maybe we can give him the award for the "MOST HATED MAN IN THE WORLD" for DJT nt Exp Jan 17 #24

Hated at levels never seen before. Harker Jan 17 #25

Give him a "Most Hated Man In The World" medal from Temu RazorbackExpat Jan 18 #62

I can see the phony, cheesy grin and sickening thumbs up pose. Harker Jan 18 #64

He's a real-life Jabba the Hut. Girard442 Jan 17 #3

Why would a country want to belong to whatever the hell that is? Ocelot II Jan 17 #4

Would they promote peaceful actions TheFarseer Jan 17 #39

Let me get this straight: no_hypocrisy Jan 17 #5

Because Donald Trump represents peace, stability, and lawful governance dalton99a Jan 17 #6

LOL, (wink wink, chuckle) NotHardly Jan 17 #20

You could be a member for life as long as you agree 100 percent with tsf. greatauntoftriplets Jan 17 #7

The New Day Co-Op has membership fees, obviously (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jan 17 #8

Trump thinks he just invented the freaking UN. C_U_L8R Jan 17 #9

On his way Further Down to Hell... and he's a Cha Jan 18 #60

He will pocket all the money. The grift is endless. Irish_Dem Jan 17 #10

Well SCOTUS did basically say bribes are not crimes - Tadpole Raisin Jan 17 #51

The Supreme Court is part of the Trump Crime Syndicate. Irish_Dem Jan 18 #61

An easy billion taxpayer money in his pocket. rickford66 Jan 18 #63

Yup, Republicans won't do anything to stop it so he will keep doing it JI7 Jan 18 #73

I'm trying to understand this here jmowreader Jan 17 #11

In the Orwellian sense of the term. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 17 #22

He wanted a catchy title for this new grift....... Bengus81 Jan 17 #32

"You want peace? Pay up!!" Grokenstein Jan 17 #44

Fuck you, John Roberts, for allowing this illegal behavior from him which we can never do anything to stop or punish. LonePirate Jan 17 #12

Grift supreme SheltieLover Jan 17 #13

A BILLION dollars?! Really? To whom is that check made out to? Deuxcents Jan 17 #29

Why, king slobby, of course! SheltieLover Jan 17 #31

No checks...wired money to a bank in the Cayman's Bengus81 Jan 17 #33

To: Donald J Trump sheshe2 Jan 17 #48

Selling seats on the board James48 Jan 17 #14

he treats our entire government like Mara-Fucking-Lago Skittles Jan 17 #15

Trump leveraging the U S military to replace UN with Rule if the Big Fish delisen Jan 17 #16

SMDH! slightlv Jan 17 #17

Apparently. Trump World Order. highplainsdem Jan 17 #19

His sycophants have blown so much smoke up his ass that he believes he's God Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 18 #69

Every single one of those nations should tell him to FOAD. MLWR Jan 17 #18

OK, if each paying member gets a copy of ... eppur_se_muova Jan 17 #23

Sounds good to me have to see if the corrupt minions in the white house know that the NATO Allies can play the game also turbinetree Jan 17 #26

Member discount if they've got a 12 year old daughter. Talitha Jan 17 #27

How much longer will the fucking Republican party allow this to go on? sop Jan 17 #28

They had the opportunity not once but twice and the supreme court once of this land and they failed............... turbinetree Jan 17 #35

There is no limit. Mike Niendorff Jan 17 #36

Trump using extortion?! sakabatou Jan 17 #34

Making sense of Trump's Board of Peace appointments, role in Gaza's new phase - explainer cliffside Jan 17 #37

"It would be a shame if something happened to that nice country of yours!" It is an extortion racket. Will the money ... xocetaceans Jan 17 #38

Please Please Codifer Jan 17 #42

I really did think it was a joke. HighFired49 Jan 17 #56

Grifting, grifting. Grifting the night away. Solly Mack Jan 17 #43

Is the routing number for that payment coincidentally an account in Qatar? EarthFirst Jan 17 #45

Holy Hell! He thinks he's King of the World!!! Hasn't he embarrassed this country enough on the world stage?? Rhiannon12866 Jan 17 #49

This is nothing but an attempt to create a Nazi gang of nations. ananda Jan 17 #50

It's a Trumpian pun on Bored of Peace. chowder66 Jan 17 #52

Please somebody! Do what is needed to end this nightmare! Doodley Jan 17 #53

Parody is officially dead. WestMichRad Jan 17 #54

Pure protection racket. gordianot Jan 17 #55

Does anyone remember when there was something called the United Nations? thought crime Jan 18 #57

Just havta ask: Payable to whom? Grins Jan 18 #58

He's beginning to sound like Dr. Evil from Austin Powers. C Moon Jan 18 #59

"Donald Trump would serve as its inaugural chairman. Decisions ...would be subject to the chairman's approval." LudwigPastorius Jan 18 #67

Sounds like another Trump scam Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 18 #68

He couldn't get the billion dollars from the oil Blue_Roses Monday #74

trump has invited Sauron to join this board LetMyPeopleVote Monday #75