Trump admits he hoped to get paid for 'Board of Peace': 'Could always use extra cash'

President Donald Trump opened his first Board of Peace meeting by admitting he expected to be personally paid.

Speaking on Thursday from the recently-named Donald J. Trump U.S. Institute of Peace, the president insisted that world leaders, such as Pope Leo XIII, would eventually accept his invitation to join the group.

"I believe it's the most consequential board, certainly in terms of power, and in terms of prestige, there's never been anything close," Trump said. "Almost everybody's accepted, and the ones that haven't will be.