Trump claims he ‘didn’t guarantee’ no US wars. Here’s what he’s actually said

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Donald Trump stated in a recent interview that he did not guarantee an end to new wars, asserting he built the strongest military in the world. This contradicts his repeated past claims of keeping the US out of new wars during his presidency and campaign promises to avoid "foolish, never-ending foreign wars."

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US president for years has repeatedly suggested – and said outright – that he would not take the country to warDonald Trump has forcefully denied he ever promised not to draw the US into war, having spent years pledging to avoid doing just that. The US president’s own biography on the White House website credits him with “putting a stop to endless wars” – raising questions about the US-Israel war on Iran, which he launched, with no end currently in sight.

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