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United States Institute of Peace

Floor Speech

Date: Dec. 4, 2025
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, the United States Institute of Peace was created by the Congress of the United States. It is in a beautiful building, and it served the function of trying to bring people together.

In February, President Trump issued an executive order dismantling the United States Institute of Peace. Subsequently, law enforcement removed the president of the United States Institute of Peace forcibly from his office, and then the Trump administration fired every employee and dismantled the office.

A district court has ruled that he acted improperly because the Congress created the United States Institute of Peace and the President didn't have the authority to dismantle it.

Today, I have learned that President Trump has had his name in massive letters put over the United States Institute of Peace calling it the Donald J. Trump Peace Institute, none of which is legal.

Will his ego stop staining this city by putting his name and his picture all over banners contemporaneous or similar to Teddy Roosevelt at the Department of Labor and others?

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