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Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s newly launched \u201cboard of peace\u201d already has a logo \u2013 and perceptive eyes have noted<\/a> its close resemblance to the United Nations emblem, except reworked in Trump fashion: all in gold, and focused squarely on the US.<\/p>\n Launched this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the initiative was first endorsed<\/a> back in November by the UN security council, on the understanding that it would focus<\/a> on brokering a ceasefire in Gaza. Since then, however, Trump has positioned it as a global body tasked with resolving international conflicts of all stripes, and to be chaired<\/a> by Trump himself, in what appears to be part of the administration\u2019s latest effort to reshape the postwar<\/a> global order.<\/p>\n Several European countries have said<\/a> that they will not join the board, some expressing concerns that the initiative could seek to sideline or replace the UN.<\/p>\n Speaking in Davos on Wednesday, Trump suggested that the \u201cboard of peace\u201d, which requires countries to pay $1bn<\/a> in cash to become a permanent member, would \u201cwork with\u201d<\/a> the UN to end global conflict.<\/p>\n \u201cOnce this board is completely formed, we can do pretty much whatever we want to do, and we\u2019ll do it in conjunction with the United Nations<\/a>,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n On social media<\/a>, however, people were quick to notice that board of peace\u2019s new logo resembles the UN one, with both including a globe with olive branches on each side. Where the UN logo shows a map of the whole world, however, Trump\u2019s shows only North America and some parts of South America, such as Venezuela, where he has attempted to assert US control.<\/p>\n The color, too, is different: the UN\u2019s neutral blue contrasts with the board of peace\u2019s bright gold, an aesthetic consistent with Trump\u2019s personal style. Last year he added what he called \u201cTrump touches\u201d<\/a> to the Oval Office, installing gold trimming across the ceiling, door frames and fireplace, as well as gold trophies and vases, and even gold drinks coasters bearing his own name.<\/p>\n At the time, the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, described it as a \u201cgolden office for the golden age\u201d, and a spokesperson insisted the gold was \u201cof the highest quality\u201d and was paid for personally by Trump. It was also reported<\/a> that he enlisted his \u201cgold guy\u201d<\/a>, as one of Trump\u2019s advisers described him \u2013 a cabinet maker from Florida who has worked on Mar-a-Lago and Trump\u2019s Palm Beach club.<\/p>\n Trump even installed a new sign<\/a> reading \u201cOval Office\u201d in cursive gold script that appeared to be printed on paper and stuck to the wall.<\/p>\n The US president\u2019s obsession with gold has extended beyond just decor. In June, the Trump Organization unveiled a mobile phone service and $499 gold smartphone<\/a> and in December, he announced the $1m \u201cgold card\u201d<\/a> visa for wealthy foreigners. Foreign leaders have leaned in: in February, it was reported that Israel\u2019s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>, gave Trump a \u201cgolden pager\u201d<\/a> \u2013 an apparent reference to Israel\u2019s 2024 deadly attack against Hezbollah in Lebanon \u2013 and in August the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, gifted Trump an engraved glass disk with a base that the Washington Post <\/a>reported was made from 24-karat gold. In November, meanwhile, a group of Swiss billionaires gave<\/a> him a gold Rolex desk clock and a $130,000 engraved gold bar \u2013 after which Trump agreed to slash tariffs<\/a> on Switzerland from 39% to 15%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n #Davos #onlookers #notice #Trumps #board #peace #logo #resembles #emblem #Donald #Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Donald Trump\u2019s newly launched … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14753"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14753\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}