President Donald Trump has renamed the U.S. Institute of Peace -- a non-profit organization he's seeking to effectively dismantle -- after himself.

Critics explained why it's "pretty ironic."

Control of the organisation, which was founded as an independent think tank, is the subject of a legal battle.

President Donald Trump has renamed the U.S. Institute of Peace -- a non-profit organization he's seeking to effectively dismantle -- after himself.

Renaming ‘adds insult to injury’ says lawyer for staff fired from non-profit thinktank by Trump administration