{"id":10293,"date":"2026-02-19T18:14:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/02\/19\/watch-trump-boasts-he-has-very-good-record-of-endorsing-foreign-leaders-pbs\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T18:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:14:32","slug":"watch-trump-boasts-he-has-very-good-record-of-endorsing-foreign-leaders-pbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/02\/19\/watch-trump-boasts-he-has-very-good-record-of-endorsing-foreign-leaders-pbs\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Trump boasts he has ‘very good record of endorsing’ foreign leaders – PBS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Donald Trump used the Board of Peace opening<\/a> to “endorse foreign leaders” on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Watch the clip in the video player above.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In one of many tangents, Trump used his speech at the Board of Peace meeting to reinforce his support for various foreign leaders who are facing or were recently facing a contested election in their country. Many of the endorsements are part of Trump’s pattern of embracing autocratic leaders who are part of a global pushback against democratic traditions.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/strong> Rubio boosts Orb\u00e1n’s bid for another term during Budapest visit<\/a><\/p>\n

“I’m not supposed to be endorsing people, but I endorse, when I like people. You know, I’ve had a very good record of endorsing candidates within the United States, but now I endorse foreign leaders, including Viktor Orb\u00e1n<\/a>, who’s here,” Trump said, mentioning also Argentina’s Javier Milei<\/a> and the prime minister of Japan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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