Washington : President Donald Trump once again claimed that he played a key role in helping de-escalate tensions between India and Pakistan, highlighting how trade and tariffs have been instrumental for the US in preventing global conflicts, during a Ballroom Dinner event.

“We’re doing really well in trade. We’re taking in hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs. The tariffs are making this country so rich, and they’re making it powerful,” Trump said, describing tariffs as a key factor in strengthening the United States and promoting peace through economic leverage.

He recalled how tensions between India and Pakistan had escalated dangerously. “We stopped a lot of these wars using trade. We had, as an example, India and Pakistan going at it really hard. Seven planes were shot down,”

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