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Thursday, February 19, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Trump talks up accomplishments, compliments ‘young, handsome’ Paraguayan president
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US President Donald Trump speaks during a Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace, February 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump’s remarks will likely go on for quite some time, as he is largely going off-script to discuss his accomplishments over the first year of his second term.
He’s currently going one by one, welcoming most of the world leaders present at the Board of Peace inaugural meeting.
Giving a shout-out to Paraguay President Santiago Peña, Trump calls him a “young, handsome guy.”
“It’s always nice to be young and handsome. It doesn’t mean we have to like you. I don’t like young, handsome men. Women — I like. Men, I don’t have any interest,” Trump says as those present chuckle nervously.
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