US President Donald Trump apparently confused India with Iran while recounting how he supposedly stopped a “nuclear war” between India and Pakistan using tariffs.

During a recent interaction with reporters at the White House, Trump was asked if the US was entering a prolonged trade war with China. In response, he defended his aggressive trade policies, saying tariffs made America stronger and prevented conflicts across the world.

“We have a 100 per cent tariff. If we didn’t have tariffs, we would be exposed as being a nothing. We would have no defence. They’ve used tariffs on us, but we’ve never had anybody sitting in that chair who felt the need to do it,” Trump said.

BREAKING: In an insane moment, Trump calls Iran a nuclear power, and claims to have stopped a war between Pakistan and

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