U.S. Institute of Peace renamed for Trump

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The U.S. Institute of Peace has been renamed in honour of President Donald Trump. The State Department says it is to reflect the "greatest dealmaker in the nation's history".

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00:00Meanwhile, President Donald Trump's administration has rebranded the U.S. Institute of Peace

00:05to include his own name, after seizing control of the agency and slashing its funding.

00:11The State Department says the change is meant to reflect Trump,

00:14who it calls the greatest dealmaker in the nation's history.

00:20The president's name was installed on the Washington, D.C. headquarters,

00:24ahead of a peace agreement signing ceremony between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

00:30The institute was created in 1984 by former President Ronald Reagan

00:34as an NGO funded by Congress to prevent and resolve international conflicts.

00:39Trump, who has repeatedly voiced his desire to win the Nobel Peace Prize,

00:44issued an executive order in February to dismantle the institute.

00:48It had been part of a broader effort by the Department of Government Efficiency,

00:52formerly led by Elon Musk, to halt institutions that work on foreign policy.

00:56The organization's president was removed from the building by law enforcement

01:01and the administration had dismissed all Washington-based staff.

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