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Michael Goodwin: Trump’s America First strategy now pulling double duty on the international stage

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21.01.2026

Assuming his intention was to mark the first anniversary of his return to the White House, President Trump couldn’t have picked a more suitable time or event to launch the Board of Peace for Gaza. 

His decision to hold the launch Thursday at a Davos gathering of world leaders highlights Trump’s role in trying to stop the war between Israel and Hamas and start the massive rebuilding of Gaza. 

It also reflects his unprecedented global footprint and illustrates once again that he is an American president like no other. 

As such, the event is something of a coming-out party that shows how his America First concept is now doing double duty on the international stage. 

By taking the show on the road, it’s as if he is saying, pay no attention to the hand-to-hand combat battles over his presidency raging in Washington, legacy media newsrooms and blue state capitals. 

Rather, he aims to reframe the meaning of his return to the top of the political heap at an elite gathering in the Swiss Alps. 

Proof that Trump retains his unique gift for poking the bear of conventional thinking and the gatekeepers of the so-called norms is contained in the harsh criticism being lobbed at the Board of Peace. 

The target, in addition to his being chairman, is its design, which gives the board the freedom to get involved in virtually all kinds of international disputes. 

That license, if carried out with Trump’s energy and determination, could end up undercutting the United Nations and diverting its financial and convening power.

For UN critics, it’s hard to believe that there really are people who are concerned that the UN could be hurt. 

Oh, please, bring........

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