The murderers and dictators on Trump's 'Board of Peace'

Donald Trump took the stage in Davos to unveil his 'Board of Peace' to the world. But James O'Brien was taken aback by some of the members of the board... Watch his live reaction and alternative commentary.

On the list of global power brokers, which was snubbed by the UK government and most European nations, are Alexander Lukashenko, whose authoritarian track record in Belarus has led to the nation being described as “Europe’s last dictatorship.”

Also on stage in Davos alongside Trump was Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary, who has been in power since 2010 and transformed the country into what the European Parliament has denounced as a "hybrid regime of electoral autocracy.”

Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, who the CIA had concluded, "with a medium to high degree of certainty”, was complicit in the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was not present for Saudi Arabia, who also signed up to the Peace board. Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud was sent to represent the country instead.

Argentinian President Javier Milei, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani of Qatar, Foreign Minister of Turkey, Hakan Fidan, Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani and Bulgaria's former Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov were on stage today alongside President Trump.

China has been invited to join but has not yet announced whether it is willing to take part. Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said this week: "China has always practised true multilateralism. No matter how the international situation changes, China firmly upholds the UN-centred international system.”

Ten of the 22 countries announced so far on the founding board are included in an ongoing US travel ban, including Uzbekistan, Egypt, Pakistan and Azerbaijan.

As the group of world leaders signed Trump’s charter, the President described the world leaders as ‘friends of mine.’

“Usually I have two or three I can’t stand, I don’t find them up here,” he said.

Trump added that: “We can do whatever we want in Gaza.”

Demanding Hamas return the body of the last remaining Israeli hostage, Trump said he was committed that Gaza would be demilitarised and “beautifully rebuilt” and that he would be “very successful in Gaza”.

“We can do pretty much whatever we want to do”, he said before hastily adding he would do it in conjunction with the UN.

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