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Wiz Imp

(10,569 posts)
21. Snopes rates this as an unverified rumor.
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 12:33 AM
5 hrs ago
https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/04/08/trump-board-of-peace-state-department/
Did State Department redirect $1.25B to Trump's Board of Peace? We reviewed the evidence
In April 2026, a rumor circulated online that the U.S. Department of State had authorized the transfer of $1.25 billion worth of funding to the Board of Peace.
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The source of the rumor is a March 26 article on Semafor, a political news media website. The report cites an anonymous source; therefore, it is not possible to independently verify its findings. The beginning of the article says:

The State Department has drawn on funds for international disasters and peacekeeping to transfer $1.25 billion to President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, a person familiar with the funding said.


Notes in the State Department's 2027 budget proposal do suggest it could use money earmarked for international humanitarian assistance to fund the Board of Peace (Paragraph 2, Page 91; Paragraph 4, Page 96).

Without a trusted source who would be able to provide documentation confirming the reallocation of funding, there is not enough verifiable information to rate this claim.

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"I'm transferring $10 Billion to my Board of Pocket, er I mean Peace." Chasstev365 10 hrs ago #1
He has to $#it on everything... Hope22 7 hrs ago #15
He aint transferring shit Boo1 9 hrs ago #2
Is it about time to sing him all our favorite Ceausescu songs? struggle4progress 9 hrs ago #3
I like the real ending! BidenRocks 7 hrs ago #19
His whole legacy will one day go down in history as B.See 9 hrs ago #4
Not authorized by Congress, so bull and shit Johonny 8 hrs ago #5
His ballroom money & weaponization money... LudwigPastorius 8 hrs ago #6
It is stealing 10 billion more dollars from the American people Six117 8 hrs ago #7
Impeach the loser. PufPuf23 8 hrs ago #8
I'm transfering $10B to the Bored of Piece, which I believe is Melania n/t aggiesal 8 hrs ago #9
Doesn't the allocation of funds fall under Congress' per view? Botany 8 hrs ago #10
He has to. None of the other countries who signed on put up a single dime. OnlinePoker 8 hrs ago #11
Felony theft. xuplate 7 hrs ago #12
Come on, little blood clot!!! niyad 7 hrs ago #13
Um...no he's not! Hope22 7 hrs ago #14
Well, he did get away with it once before and nobody tried to stop him. Baitball Blogger 7 hrs ago #16
When did he get away with it? Wiz Imp 7 hrs ago #17
Two months ago, he transferred money from another dept. to his Board of Peace. Baitball Blogger 6 hrs ago #20
Snopes rates this as an unverified rumor. Wiz Imp 5 hrs ago #21
Definitely illegal! cstanleytech 7 hrs ago #18
He steals. He can't help himself. It's just what he does. GoodRaisin 2 hrs ago #22
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