Overview
- New signage at the Washington headquarters now reads “Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace,” following a State Department post touting the change to honor “the greatest dealmaker in our nation’s history.”
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Trump “the President of Peace” and shared a photo of the building bearing the new name.
- The site is scheduled to host a peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday.
- The White House defended the move, with spokesperson Anna Kelly calling USIP wasteful and casting the new name as recognition of Trump’s claims of ending multiple wars.
- Former USIP leaders condemned the rebrand as unlawful, noting a federal judge ruled the government’s armed takeover illegal, while a stay during appeal leaves control of the building and assets in dispute after earlier board removals, staff firings and forced entry attempts.