Trump Kicks Off Board of Peace, Ex-Prince Andrew Released, USA Beats Canada For Gold: AM Update 2⧸20
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Summary
The Board of Peace is going to almost be looking over the United Nation and making sure it runs properly. President Trump outlined an ambitious vision at the first meeting of the newly formed board of peace yesterday morning in Washington D.C.
Transcript
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Martha listens to her favourite band all the time.
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She saved so much, she got her seat close enough to actually see and hear them.
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It's Friday, February 20th, 2026, and this is your AM Update.
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The Board of Peace is going to almost be looking over the United Nations
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at the first meeting of the newly formed Board of Peace.
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There was no business. There was no business anywhere.
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You finally have a president who put America first.
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The president also speaking in the state of Georgia,
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highlighting key economic wins as midterms ramp up.
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after being arrested for allegedly sharing confidential British documents
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U.S. military forces amassing in the Middle East
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as President Trump warns Iran the time to make a deal is right now.
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And Team USA Women's Hockey defeats our evil top hat,
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All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.
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President Trump hosting the inaugural gathering
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The Trump administration proposing the Board of Peace last year
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Top Trump officials, including Vice President J.D. Vance,
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Also joining representatives from more than 40 countries,
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including heads of state and high-ranking diplomats.
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framing the Board as a coalition of global leaders
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and consequential things I think that I'll be involved in.
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Really, I've been involved in a lot with the people up here.
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We work together on ending wars with their country
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because there's nothing more important than peace.
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it costs you a hundred times what it costs to make peace.
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I mean, it's a team, I think it's the best team ever assembled.
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Some key U.S. allies declining to join the Board.
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France becoming the first to reject its invitation,
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citing concerns that the Board's charter, quote,
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goes beyond the framework of Gaza and raises serious questions,
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in particular with respect to the principles and structure
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of the United Nations, which cannot be called into question.
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Austria, Greece, New Zealand, Norway, and the Vatican,
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also among some of the nations rejecting the invite,
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citing similar concerns about the Board of Peace.
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The U.N. Security Council in November endorsing a narrowly tailored board
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tied specifically to governing Gaza during Reconstruction.
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But in January, President Trump introducing a significantly expanded version,
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the official charter making no mention of Gaza at all,
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promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance,
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and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict.
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too many approaches to peacebuilding foster perpetual dependency
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more nimble and effective, end quote, alternative is necessary.
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In yesterday's remarks, President Trump describing a close working relationship with the U.N.,
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while also suggesting the Board could play a role in strengthening how the U.N. operates.
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We are very closely working with the United Nations.
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I think the United Nations has great potential, really great potential.
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The eight wars, I never even spoke to them about one of them,
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and I should be speaking to them about all of them.
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The United Nations will be, I think, is going to be much stronger.
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The Board of Peace is going to almost be looking over the United Nations
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But we're going to strengthen up the United Nations.
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We're going to make sure its facilities are good.
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And we're going to make sure the United Nations is viable.
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And you have some very good people at the United Nations can do a good job.
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Mr. Trump announcing the United States will contribute $10 billion to the board.
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It's unclear where exactly that money will come from.
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A donation of this size would likely require approval from Congress.
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The president acknowledging each of the more than 40 delegates by name,
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including a very warm welcome for the president of Paraguay, Santiago Pena.
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Vice President J.D. Vance following the president's remarks,
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making the case for why Americans should support the board.
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I think it's important that the American people recognize why we're here today.
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But this creates incredible prosperity for the American people.
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The countries represented here represent trillions of dollars of investment in the United States of America
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that would not have been possible without this president's leadership and advocacy for peace.
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The economies here represent millions of American jobs of people who are receiving products built in American factories and made by American workers would not be possible without a focus on peace.
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A busy day for President Trump yesterday, following his board of peace appearance, Mr. Trump flying south to Rome, Georgia,
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to deliver remarks on the economy at the Cusa Steel Corporation, an effort clearly aimed at shoring up support before the midterms.
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Next up, host Mark Halperin, part of the MK Media Podcast Network, reporting Wednesday on a recent strategy briefing presented by, quote,
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Dozens in attendance, including Secretaries Scott Besant, Howard Lutnick, RFKJ, Sean Duffy, and senior aides.
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Halperin reporting pollster Tony Fabrizio informing attendees, quote,
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Fabrizio reportedly saying President Trump may not stick to message.
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Yesterday, down in the Peach State, President Trump speaking for about an hour, largely sticking to economic themes.
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Mr. Trump on his administration's drive to return steel manufacturing back to the U.S.
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I'm looking at all this brand new steel and equipment that just went up because of our tariffs.
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Your jobs were being stolen as foreign nations dumped their subsidized products.
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And thanks to what I call the Trump tariffs, business at Coos of Steel is booming again.
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And it's all because you finally have a president who put America first.
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And I'll tell you, if I didn't win this election, and if you had a moron like Kamala or a moron like sleepy Joe Biden,
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if you had these people back, our country would have been finished.
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Mr. Trump also calling on Congress to pass voter ID laws, the House passing the SAVE Act earlier this month,
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requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote and mandating photo ID to vote in federal elections.
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That bill now goes to the Senate, where it faces an uphill battle even getting a vote,
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which requires 60 senators, given the stiff Democrat opposition.
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The Democrats don't want to give us voter ID because they want to cheat.
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When they look at the polls, 95% of the people want voter ID.
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For you to vote, let's prove that you're an American.
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And I'll tell you what, Republicans have to win this one.
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And we don't want mail-in ballots except for the military far away,
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except for people that are ill, disabled, or people that are away.
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The president telling a story about flying to Iraq during the first administration
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to better understand the fight against ISIS, offering this musing.
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In fact, so brave, I wanted to give myself the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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I said to my people, am I allowed to give myself the Congressional Medal of Honor?
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And, you know, I've given out so many to guys that are seriously brave.
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I mean, they come in with the arms are missing, the legs are missing.
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And I said, no, it's a little stretch if I gave myself one of them.
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Maybe I'll win in court after everyone sues me.
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Donald Trump wants to give himself the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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Coming up, former Prince Andrew, now just Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor,
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released from U.K. custody following his historic arrest.
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Amid a massive buildup of U.S. military forces in the Middle East,
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President Trump weighs options about what to do with Iran.
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And a dramatic gold medal victory for Team USA women's hockey.
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The UK's former Prince Andrew released from police custody last night
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tied to newly surfaced emails from the Epstein files
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police releasing the 8th in line to the British throne,
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Authorities adding the search of Windsor's current residence
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from his reclined seat in the back of a vehicle.