- Putin has been invited to join ‘Board of Peace’
- I will impose a 200% tariff on French wines and champagne; Macron will join ‘Board of Peace’
- I know who I want to be the Fed chair
For some context, this whole ‘Board of Peace’ thing is something that Trump is trying to create as part of a taskforce to oversee the next steps in Gaza. The main concern from global leaders is that Trump is attempting to supplant the current working order in international politics to gain extensive powers beyond transitional governance of the Gaza Strip. This also serves to undermine the existing United Nations framework of course.
I’m not sure if he spoke to Macron overnight but his comment above doesn’t sound right. Macron has already said that he would reject Trump’s invitation and it would be off-brand to expect him to do so. That especially since Europe and the US are not really seeing eye-to-eye on any political ground at the moment – not just this one. So, I’d take it with a pinch of salt as it looks like Trump is just trying to goad Macron and the EU there. Note the tariffs comment just before it.
As for the Fed chair, it’s still very much up in the air. The two Kevins are still the favourite with Hassett of course being more of a Trump loyalist. However, Waller’s bid is starting to gain some traction so we’ll have to see. Trump isn’t giving anything away just yet.
