Trump Claims He ‘Stopped War’ Between India and Pakan
2 min readFeb 20, 2026 10:52 AM US President Donald Trump on Friday the umpteenth time reiterated his claim that he helped “stop the war between India and Pakan”. He also claimed that “11 expensive jets” were downed during the India-Pakan conflict last year.
Speaking at the Board of Peace Event, Trump said that Pakan’s Prime Miner Shehbaz Sharif told his chief of staff that Trump had helped save 25 million lives. “He (Pakani PM) said in front of our Chief of Staff that President Trump saved 25 million lives when he stopped the war between us and India…That war was raging. Planes were being shot down.” He also praised PM Narendra Modi, saying “He’s a great man”, in front of Sharif, who was present at the Board of Peace meeting.
#WATCH | At the Board of Peace Event, US President Donald Trump says, “…He (Pakani PM) said in front of our Chief of Staff that President Trump saved 25 million lives when he stopped the war between us and India…That war was raging. Planes were being shot down. And I got… pic.twitter.com/pm5eT7xjz3
— ANI (@ANI) February 19, 2026
Trump repeats his “phone call” claim
Trump said he threatened the two nations with “not doing trade deals” and “imposing 200 per cent tariffs” if the war wasn’t stopped.
“And I got on the phone with both of them, and I knew them a little bit. I knew Prime Miner Modi very well…I called them and I said, len, I’m not doing trade deals with you two guys if you don’t settle this up… And all of a sudden, we worked out a deal. I said, if you fight, I’m going to put 200 per cent tariffs on each of your countries.”
“They both wanted to fight. But when it came to money, it’s nothing like money. When it came to losing a lot of money, they said, I guess we don’t want to fight…11 jets were shot down. Very expensive jets,” he added.
