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This is totally normal, right?​

US Institute of Peace renamed for Trump after his administration gutted it earlier this year​

President Donald Trump’s name has been installed on the building and signage around the US Institute of Peace (USIP) – an independent agency that the administration gutted earlier this year.

The president’s moniker appeared on the Washington, DC, headquarters ahead of a peace agreement signing ceremony between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) due to take place there on Thursday.

“Welcome to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace. The best is yet to come,” the State Department posted on X Wednesday, announcing it had renamed the institute “to reflect the greatest dealmaker in our nation’s history.”

The Trump administration has essentially shuttered the institute, which works to resolve conflict and was created by Congress in 1984. The administration’s budget request for the next fiscal year called for the elimination of federal funding for USIP.

USIP is not a federal agency, and it owns and manages its headquarters. The administration’s takeover of the institute, including its building and assets, has been the subject of extensive litigation.

In March, officials at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) attempted to forcibly obtain access to the building, before returning days later accompanied by police.

The administration fired most of USIP’s board in March. Employees were terminated in July, after initially receiving termination notices in late March.

“Renaming the USIP building adds insult to injury,” George Foote, counsel for former USIP leadership and staff, said in a statement Wednesday.

“A federal judge has already ruled that the government’s armed takeover was illegal. That judgment is stayed while the government appeals, which is the only reason the government continues to control the building. The rightful owners will ultimately prevail and will restore the U.S. Institute of Peace and the building to their statutory purposes,” Foote added.

A former USIP official said of Trump: “It’s pretty ironic that he put his name on an institution he destroyed.”

White House spokesperson Anna Kelly defended the move in a statement, arguing that USIP “was once a bloated, useless entity that blew $50 million per year while delivering no peace.”

“Now, the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace, which is both beautifully and aptly named after a President who ended eight wars in less than a year, will stand as a powerful reminder of what strong leadership can accomplish for global stability,” she said.
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GR66 said:

This is totally normal, right?​

US Institute of Peace renamed for Trump after his administration gutted it earlier this year​

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The left in America right now

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This is some different level of trolling lol
 
PPCLI Guy said:
That stands true if it is actually referred to Congress, which would be a break from all trade actions to date.
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This is the one I'm not scared about.

Trump can let it "expire", it just leads to yearly reviews for the next 10 years while everything continues as per normal.

Or he can start the withdrawal process, but that means undoing an act of congress, which means going through congress, which means he needs 60 votes in the senate.

Or he can hold a tantrum and try to go over congress via the SCOTUS but that will take a hell of a long time and probably not go his way.

CUSMA will limp along until a sane Republican is president or the Democrats win in 2028, at which point it will be extended and reinforced so this can never happen again....hopefully.
 
GR66 said:

This is totally normal, right?​

US Institute of Peace renamed for Trump after his administration gutted it earlier this year​

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Let the commentary begin!
washingtonian.com

Trump’s Name Is a Perfect Match for the Ridiculous US Institute of Peace Building - Washingtonian

Its dove-shaped headquarters were once merely a blight on the DC skyline. Now the building has been subsumed into Trump's ambitions to remake the capital.
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The graphics create themselves, even WITHOUT AI ....
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Altair said:
Or he can start the withdrawal process, but that means undoing an act of congress, which means going through congress, which means he needs 60 votes in the senate.
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Which would land during a midterm year, which will cause more GOP to break from the greater MAGA sooner. We're already seeing Republicans starting to act more bold in going against Trump.

Look at what just occurred in Tennessee. A ruby red district that saw a +22 point lead for Trump in 2024 has dropped to +9, again this is deep Republican territory. Now imagine how purple districts around the country are going to fair for the GOP next year.

GOP frets ‘dangerous’ result in Tennessee
 
Altair said:
This is the one I'm not scared about.

Trump can let it "expire", it just leads to yearly reviews for the next 10 years while everything continues as per normal.

Or he can start the withdrawal process, but that means undoing an act of congress, which means going through congress, which means he needs 60 votes in the senate.

Or he can hold a tantrum and try to go over congress via the SCOTUS but that will take a hell of a long time and probably not go his way.

CUSMA will limp along until a sane Republican is president or the Democrats win in 2028, at which point it will be extended and reinforced so this can never happen again....hopefully.
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All true.

The trouble is that if Trump threatens to cancel / withdraw etc, even if that is not a viable option, there will be an outcry in sectors of the Canadian commentariat who will immediately use this as proof that the Gov of the day isn't strong enough, or manly enough, or whatever Brian Lilley etc use to mischaracterise it.

Of course that will feed Trump's narrative and reinforce the otherwise untenable messaging and huffing and puffing.
 
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