Trump unveils ‘Board of Peace’ in Davos ceremony, claims Gaza war ‘down to little fires’

Steven Nelson, Nicholas McEntyre, Samuel Chamberlain / NEW YORK POST 

President Trump unveiled his international Board of Peace during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Thursday, expanding on his vision for a global body to rival the United Nations and claiming that Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip was all but over.

“They’re down to little fires,” Trump said of the situation in the Palestinian enclave, which has been shattered by more than two years of fighting. “We can put them out very easily.”

Trump, 79, was the first to sign the charter inaugurating the board and was joined on stage by officials from more than 20 other countries — including Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Mongolia, Morocco, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan.

“We have peace in the Middle East, no one thought that was possible,” Trump proclaimed in brief remarks. Read more, see photos and video here.

Trump announces ‘framework’ for future deal on Greenland, cancels planned tariffs on Europe

President Trump announced he has a “framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland” and will not impose tariffs on Europe like he threatened to do.

Emily Goodin / NEW YORK POST 

 

President Trump announced he has a “framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland” and will not impose tariffs on Europe like he threatened to do.

“We have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region,” he wrote on Truth Social after his meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

“This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations. Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st,” he added.

It is a major breakthrough on the most contentious issue facing Trump and Europe. No immediate details on the framework were available.

Trump has been vocal in his desire to own the island in the North Atlantic and Denmark has been just as vocal about keeping it in their possession. 

As European leaders pushed back on Trump’s desire to own Greenland, the president got tough.

Dems' ICE Tantrum: Now Holding Up $1.2T Spending Bill

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Another government shutdown deadline is looming, and it looks like Democrats are playing games with the federal budget again - specifically, with the appropriations bill that includes funding for the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration & Customs Enforcement. 

One of the usual suspects is leading the Democratic resistance.

Congress is racing to advance the last four federal spending bills through the House Rules Committee in time for a floor vote Thursday. 

But Democratic opposition to the bill funding Homeland Security for fiscal year 2026 is threatening to stall progress, even as the Jan. 30 government funding deadline looms.

“Without real reforms and accountability, I will not vote to give the Department of Homeland Security another cent,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., posted Wednesday only hours before the committee markup. “Judicial warrants for arrests. Prosecution of officers who violate our constitutional rights. Cooperation with local law enforcement investigations. No more masks.”