Trump has extended a multitude of invites to his “Peace Council” over the past week, including Canada, France, Russia, and now, the Netherlands.
The President has established the peace board, he claims, in an effort to bolster US plans to bring peace to Gaza.
This expressed desire for global harmony comes just after Trump stated in a letter to Norway’s Prime Minister that he “no longer feel[s] an obligation to think purely of peace” regarding Greenland, as he was not awarded a Nobel Peace Prize last year.
A letter from the White House.. pic.twitter.com/3fK0dE2BSt
— Urmas Paet (@Urmaspaet) January 19, 2026
Prime Minister Dick Schoof also received a copy of this completely normal letter from the White House, along with other European leaders.
Fair to say, people are confused. Does he want peace or not?
An invitation the Dutch might not want
The invitation has yet to be accepted by the Netherlands, reports NOS.
Other European countries, such as France, have expressly rejected their summons to the board, citing the potential for such Trump’s organisation to undermine European-backed UN initiatives in the region.
The Netherlands is still trying to understand what the invitation entails before making any commitments, a spokesperson for the Prime Minister said.
Or perhaps, the price is simply too steep?
Membership costs 1 billion USD
According to NOS, some 60 different political leaders, including Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, have been invited to participate in the peace board.
Permanent membership in the council apparently costs you, however. 1 billion USD, to be exact.
If a leader would rather not pay that (unreasonable) sum, a temporary three-year membership is graciously free of charge.
Rutte fawns (again)
Along with the golden ticket to peace, Trump also recently shared a private text exchange between himself and the NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte.
In the Netherlands we don’t say: ‘you have to stop threatening us, you crazy psychopathic narcissist’. We say ‘ I can’t wait to see you, daddy’, and I think that’s gross. pic.twitter.com/MSWbe6IHiH
— Maarten Hopman (@maartenhopman94) January 20, 2026
“Dear Donald, what you accomplished today in Syria is incredible,” the message reads, referring to the US-brokered ceasefire agreement between Syrian and Kurdish militant forces this past weekend.
The controversial former Dutch leader ended his message with “Can’t wait to see you. Yours, Mark.”
So, while neither Greenland nor the Netherlands belongs to him as of yet, at least Trump can take comfort in the fact that Rutte does.
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