The story of the Institute of Peace, which now bears Donald Trump’s name, is shaping up as the story of the president’s diplomacy

Donald Trump has renamed the United States Institute of Peace after himself. Although the president’s approach to pursuing ceasefires may pause the world’s conflicts, it will not end them

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So Trump puts his name on the US Institute of Peace, does a splashy peace ceremony between the DR Congo and Rwanda, and counts it as one of the wars he "ended" as he collects the FIFA Peace Prize...and within a week 200,000 more people had to flee violence in DRC www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Former USIP attorney George Foote said renaming the building “adds insult to injury,” arguing that a federal judge ruled the government’s armed takeover illegal,noting the ruling is paused on appeal and expressing confidence that rightful owners will ultimately reclaim the institute and its building

Former USIP attorney George Foote said it is “ironic” for Trump to name an institution after himself, arguing he “destroyed” the very organization now bearing his name.

According to media reports, President Trump signed a February order effectively shutting down USIP, and DOGE officials tried to forcibly enter the building in March before returning days later with police.

According to the report,DOGE officials tried to forcibly enter the USIP building in March before returning with police,while the Trump administration removed most board members that month and suspended staff in July,prompting USIP to launch a legal battle over the takeover of its building and assets

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Earlier this year, DOGE dismantled the U.S. Institute of Peace and let most of its staff go. Now, the Institute has been renamed for Trump. The vanity of this president is out of control. He doesn't do things to help the American people - he does them to inflate his own ego.

Humility is dead (and so is irony).  An institute that was doing great work is now a laughingstock.

You seriously can't make this stuff up. In case you've forgotten with all of his other bullshit going on. Not only did he and "LEON" Musk try to shut the Institute of Peace down. IT'S NOT PART OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT!! Now he wants his name on it. BTW: EPSTEIN apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump had his name engraved on US Institute of Peace —WH calling it “a powerful reminder of what strong leadership can accomplish for global stability.” Actually, it’s reminder of what strong malignant narcissist can accomplish, untethered from reality. robertreich.substack.com/p/whos-the-l...

Fake Peace is very on brand for a deal signed in the former space of a real Peace Institute shuttered by a Fascist. apple.news/A17WKe1VfQb2...

That's just savage

The Peace Building in DC has been renamed the “Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace” The institute created by Congress, signed into law by Reagan, and axed by Trump back in February. He literally had the president of the USIP hauled out by police and has now deemed himself the emperor of peace.

Former USIP Lawyer on DOGE: ‘Brass Knuckles on an Authoritarian Fist’

The Erosion of Institutional Independence: The Troubling Takeover of the US Institute of Peace https://policystability.com/post/2025-12/the-erosion-of-institutional-independence-the-troubling-takeover-of-the-us-institute-of-peace/

Pretty pathetic when you have to heap honors on yourself since no one else will. Twitter Users Call Donald Trump 'Narcissistic' And 'Egotistical' For Renaming The US Institute Of Peace For Himself Months After Elon Musk Dismantled The Organization Through DOGE Efforts. share.newsbreak.com/g7p2kjc7

"Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace" "A federal judge ruled the government's armed takeover was illegal. The judgment is stayed while the gov't appeals, which is the only reason the gov't continues to control the building," Btw, it's not part of the Executive Branch. www.npr.org/2025/12/04/g...

Trump added his name to the U.S. Institute of Peace building while fighting the organization in court https://www.europesays.com/2617150/ WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has renamed the U.S. Institute of Peace after President Donald Trump and…

Though funded by congress, the institute of peace is NOT a government agency. Shouldn’t they have a say as to signage? Can the federal government be charged, in this case, of vandalism? Like a street gang tagging a wall?

Unbelievable. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-renames-institute-of-peace-state-department-b2877745.html

Trump wants to rename the Institute of Peace, the Kennedy Center, the airport and the football stadium after himself. Why stop there? Why not rename the whole country? Something like TRUMPINANIA. www.cnn.com/politics/tri...

He dismissed USIP as a useless entity that was a bloated bureaucracy before fighting with its board and shutting it down, and now he wants his name on it.” a lawyer for former USIP staff, said that changing the name of the building was “an insult” and illegal. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

NEW— DC Metropolitan Police just shared a tiny bit more body cam footage from the March US Institute of Peace raid in response to my FOIA lawsuit w/ @rcfp.org One clip shows USIP President George Moose being escorted out. Moose: You know we're gonna see you all in court. MPD: Yea we figured that.

Another clip shared by DC Metropolitan Police in response to my FOIA lawsuit from the DOGE raid on USIP shows the same white shirt cop addressing three USIP staff members outside the building. He says "Obviously there's gonna be lawsuits on the back end of this, and civil stuff."

My lawyers at @rcfp.org still haven't received the DC police's brief in response to our request for summary judgment. It's due by EOD today. Regardless, we will push forward until ALL footage from the illegal raid on USIP is released.

USIP was in the news this week after Trump's name appeared on the front of the building ahead of an event happening there. This chain of events started with DOGE's illegal March takeover of the building—which is owned by the institute itself—with the help of DC MPD. We need all the facts.

The irony is off the scale! BBC News - US Institute of Peace renamed after Trump www.bbc.com/news/article...

They’ve renamed the Institute of Peace after Donald Trump, if you were wondering how strong a grasp on reality the US has right now www.thepoke.com/2025/12/05/t...

"tRump's White House gutted the Institute of Peace, fired its staff and called it a 'bloated, useless entity.' Now Trump has renamed the institute he tried to destroy after himself." Judge has ruled that the government’s armed takeover was illegal. Judgment is stayed while the government appeals.

Just a reminder: the Institute of Peace is an independent agency created by an act of Congress in 1984 and funded solely by Congress. No individual in the maladministration can change its name, only Congress can. Any judicial ruling finding otherwise is flawed. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Tin 2025, #ThatAsshole has overseen: 👉Turning peaceful U.S. cities into war zones. 👉Murder-by-drone of unknown seamen. 👉A "cease-fire" in Gaza that allows Bibi to keep killing innocents. 👉Capitulation of Ukraine to Putin's demands. So, of course👇 “Donald J. Rump United States Institute of Peace.” 🙄

He guts the Institute of Peace. He threatens war in Venezuela and Nigeria, and brings terror to the streets of his own country. And then he has the audacity to dust off the mothballed building and slap his name on it - as if he is some great peacemaker.

‘Puzzling’: The U.S. Institute of Peace is renamed after President Trump, who tried to dismantle it https://www.europesays.com/2614040/ As attendees of the peace deal signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo entered the U.S.…

substack.com/profile/9744... Notes On Hypocrisy # 23 - the series continues. The U.S. Institute of Peace has been defaced.

Jimmy Kimmel talks about the U.S. Institute of Peace now having Donald Trump’s name on the building; Trump botching the name of Congo's president during a speech; rising healthcare costs; and how Trump keeps claiming he has a plan for healthcare when he clearly doesn’t.

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This essay makes the contradictions smash into each other: they renamed the Dept. of Defense the Department of War while Trump got his name smeared (yes, literally) across the gutted Institute of Peace.

The narcissist-in-chief renamed the United States Institute of Peace after himself —a man who hasn't contributed to world peace in the least— not forgetting the recent bombings of alleged "drug boats" in the Caribbean and a second strike on a boat in September killing two survivors. 🤬🤬🤬

Rebranding the Institute of Peace to Donald Trump Institute of Peace is just as crazy as the Donald Trump Institute for a Healthy Diet or the Jeffrey Epstein Institute for Children Safety

Isn't that a power of Congress and isn't it more apt to be named the Jimmy Carter Institute for Peace?

This is some Niyazov-esque insanity from Dictator Donnie: his name is on the building that houses the US Institute of Peace (USIP). www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...

Former USIP Lawyer on DOGE: ‘Brass Knuckles on an Authoritarian Fist’ george foote still There are vivid memories of the day when workers from Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency arrived at the headquarters of the United States Institute of Peace. USIP's external general…

Renaming the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) — an independent, congressionally founded NGO — to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace after gutting its staff and seizing control is a cynical power-play, not a “peace legacy.”

Former USIP lawyer at DOGE: ‘Authoritarian grip’ 💥 Explore this must-read post from WIRED 📖 📂 Category: Politics,Politics / Policy,Politics / Politics News,The Big Interview ✅ Here’s what you’ll learn: George Foot still He has vivid memories of the day when agents of Elon Musk's so-called…

The building is privately owned by USIP, not a federal building. It was bought by the independent agency using private donations, which also provide an endowment used for maintenance etc. If the court rules it can be handed to the felon that will be outright theft.

USIP is not a fucking government building. It was stolen by this administration. Get it right @dailybeast.bsky.social www.thedailybeast.com/trump-names-...

The Trump administration has renamed the U.S. Institute of Peace after President Donald Trump and has planted the president’s name on the organization’s headquarters despite an ongoing fight over the institute’s control. https://to.pbs.org/48ARqjs