Trump Doubled Down On His Claim Of Stopping Eight Wars, Pak PM Said 35 Million Would Have Died If It Weren’t For Me

February 25, 2026

Washington : US President Donald Trump doubled down on his claim of stopping eight wars, including military conflict between India and Pakistan last year, during the one year of his second term in the White House. We’re proudly restoring safety for Americans at home and abroad. In my first ten months, I ended eight wars… Pakistan and India would have had a nuclear war,” Trump said during his State of the Union address to the US Congress. “35 million people, said the Prime Minister of Pakistan, would have died if it were not for my involvement.” Trump added that his administration is “working very hard to end a ninth war.

Trump also honoured a World War II veteran. He later said, I’ve always wanted the Congressional Medal of Honour, but I was informed I’m not allowed to give it to myself. Trump has repeatedly claimed that he stopped eight wars within the first year of his second term in the White House. He has claimed credit for stopping the India-Pakistan conflict more than 80 times since May 10 last year, when he announced on social media that the two neighbours had agreed to a “full and immediate” ceasefire after talks mediated by the US.

India, however, has consistently denied all claims about any third-party intervention during armed conflict in May 2025. According to New Delhi, the understanding on cessation of hostilities with Pakistan was reached following direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two militaries. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday misspoke during is State Of The Union address and said that the Pakistan Prime Minister would have died during the India-Pakistan conflict.

In my first 10 months, I ended eight wars… Pakistan and India would have had a nuclear war. 35 million people said the Prime Minister of Pakistan would have died if it were not for my involvement,” Trump said.In all likelihood, Trump meant that his intervention helped saved 35 million lives and the Pakistan Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, credited him for that. In all likelihood, Trump meant that his intervention helped saved 35 million lives and the Pakistan Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, credited him for that.

This is not the first time Trump has made the ‘saving the 35 million’ claim. Over the past week, he has repeatedly referred to his role in defusing tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad, often linking the breakthrough to his tariff-based diplomatic strategy. Just days earlier, on Feb 20, Trump said, “The Prime Minister of Pakistan said that President Trump could have saved 35 million lives by getting us to stop fighting. They were getting ready to do some bad things. But these tariffs have given us great national security.”