Trump doubles down on India-Pakistan ceasefire claim, says 200% tariff threat ended conflict
The President explained that his threat to impose steep tariffs on both countries brought the situation under control swiftly.
PTC News Desk: US President Donald Trump has once again doubled down his claim of brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. He claimed that he utilised tariffs as a tool to resolve several international conflicts
He made the remarks while speaking to reporters during a press gaggle aboard Air Force One.
"I settled a few of the wars just based on tariffs. For example, between India and Pakistan, I said, if you guys want to fight a war and you have nuclear weapons. I am going to put big tariffs on you both, like 100 per cent, 150 per cent, and 200 per cent," Trump said.
The President explained that his threat to impose steep tariffs on both countries brought the situation under control swiftly.
"I said I am putting tariffs. I had that thing settled in 24 hours. If I didn't have tariffs, you could have never settled that war," he added.
Earlier also, he had made similar remarks on multiple platforms attributing the conflict resolution with his tariff strategy.
While responding to a question on how he brought countries to the talking table, Trump had said, "Having the ability to use tariffs have brought peace to the world... You know I made seven peace deals."