Renaming ‘adds insult to injury’ says lawyer for staff fired from non-profit thinktank by Trump administration
The Trump administration has renamed the US Institute of Peace after Donald Trump and has planted the president’s name on the organization’s headquarters despite an ongoing fight over the institute’s control.
It is the latest twist in a seesaw court battle over who controls the US Institute of Peace, a non-profit thinktank that focuses on peace initiatives. It was an early target of the so-called department of government efficiency (Doge) job-cutting scheme this year, drawing swift legal challenge.
On Wednesday, the state department said it renamed the organization to become the Donald J Trump Institute of Peace to “reflect the greatest dealmaker in our nation’s history”. The new name could be seen on its building, which is near the state department.
The president has spent months openly lobbying for a Nobel peace prize, arguing he had a hand in easing a series of conflicts around the world, despite conflicts that he said he would fix continuing to rage. Lately, Trump has also ordered strikes on suspected drug vessels off the coast of Venezuela and repeatedly threatened that attacks on land could be coming, which would be an act of war against that country.
