We stopped the war. We stopped a potential disaster, a nuclear disaster, because of trade, he asserted

xWashington DC: US President Donald Trump has once again claimed credit for averting multiple global conflicts, reiterating his belief that tariffs and trade negotiations helped prevent five out of eight wars, including the May escalation between India and Pakistan.

Speaking at a lunch with Senate Republicans at the White House’s newly renovated Rose Garden on Tuesday (local time), Trump said that tariffs were not only an economic tool but also a matter of national security.

“I mentioned eight wars, nine coming. Of the eight, five were based solely on trade and tariffs. India-Pakistan were going at it. Two nuclear powers and serious nuclear. Seven planes were shot down. They were read

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