rump claims he stopped four wars with tariffs

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2. rump ups number of wars he claims to have ended from 7 to 10

Josh Marcus
in San Francisco
Friday 22 August 2025 18:43 BST

President Trump on Friday said that he has stopped even more wars than he claimed to earlier this week, if the tally also includes “pre-wars.”

“I settled seven wars, and actually if you think about pre-wars, add three more so it would be 10,” Trump said in the White House when asked about the ongoing war in Ukraine, which continues despite his recent summits with Vladimir Putin and European leaders to end the conflict.

“I thought this would be in the middle of the pack in terms of difficulty,” Trump continued. “Now I’m not happy about anything about that war. Nothing. Not happy at all. We’ll see what happens. Over the next two weeks we’re going to find out which way it’s going to go” ...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-ended-wars-ukraine-russia-noble-peace-prize-b2813227.html