Trump at Davos 2026: 'UN couldn’t have ended those 8 wars' as he signs Board of Peace charter

On Thursday (Jan 22), Donald Trump officially signed the founding charter of the Board of Peace (BoP). The ceremony took place on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum. The US president was joined by19 founding member nations on stage to sign, though he had initially claimed that 59 countries expressed support. He called BoP “the most consequential body ever created”, followed by an acknowledgement of the people who shared the podium with him.

Trump said, “It is an incredible group of young people; every country wants to be a part of it.” And in his signature style, he continued, “they are friends of mine, couple I like, couple I don’t…” Promptly adding, “In this group, I like every single one of them; usually, there are two or three that I don’t like. They are great leaders and great people.”

The main objective of the collective is to bring about peace first in Gaza and then expand this mission to the rest of the world. As the chairperson of the organisation, Trump reiterated how he ended eight wars. As he spoke about his contribution to peace, he mentioned, “I ended eight wars” and he pointed out how he “didn’t speak to the UN.” And with confidence, he said, “Never spoke to them; you would think I should have… but they couldn’t have ended those eight wars.”

Furthermore, he said, “They tried, but they (UN) didn’t try hard enough.” As a consolation, he noted, “UN has tremendous potential but has not used it.” The US president repeated himself, hinted at how the Biden administration could not stop the war in Ukraine. He said, “The war in Ukraine would have never happened if I were president.”

List of signatories:

1. Saudi Arabia
2. UAE
3. Qatar
4. Bahrain
5. Jordan
6. Morocco
7. Pakistan
8. Indonesia
9. Turkey
10. Kazakhstan
11. Uzbekistan
12. Armenia
13. Azerbaijan
14. Mongolia
15. Hungary
16. Bulgaria
17. Kosovo
18. Argentina
19. Paraguay