United States President Donald Trump has repeated his assertion that he single-handedly halted the brief but intense India-Pakistan military confrontation in May 2025, stating he has now made the claim nearly seventy times. Speaking at an economic rally in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, Trump placed the South Asian crisis alongside seven other conflicts he says he resolved within his first ten months in office.
The clash began when India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, conducting airstrikes and drone attacks on terrorist facilities in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 civilian lives. After three days of missile and drone exchanges, both nuclear-armed nations agreed to cease hostilities on May 10. Indian officials have consistently rejected any suggestion of third-party mediation in the de-escalation.
During the same rally, Trump listed other conflicts he claims to have ended, including those between Kosovo and Serbia, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, and Armenia and Azerbaijan. He further stated he would soon “make a phone call” to stop renewed fighting between Cambodia and Thailand, asking rhetorically, “Who else could say I’m going to make a phone call and stop a war of two very powerful countries?”
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On domestic policy, the president announced a permanent pause on immigration from what he described as “Third World countries” and “hellholes,” specifically naming Afghanistan, Haiti, and Somalia among others. He claimed the United States is experiencing “reverse migration” for the first time in fifty years, resulting in higher wages and more jobs for American citizens.
The administration recently expanded travel ban and heightened vetting now apply to nationals of nineteen designated high-risk countries, mirroring restrictions first imposed by presidential proclamation in June 2025. The administration maintains these measures are necessary to protect national security following several high-profile incidents involving foreign nationals.
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