Trump: Pledge to end Ukraine war on first day in White House ‘said in jest’
- Donald Trump repeatedly stated he would settle the Russia-Ukraine war quickly if elected president.
- He made these claims frequently during his 2023 and 2024 campaign trail appearances.
- Trump presented this promise as a key part of his second-term agenda.
- A database search identified at least 53 instances of Trump making such comments.
- Trump later claimed his one-day war end promise was "said in jest" and not serious.
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'This was no jovial ad-lib': Trump shredded over walk-back of 'staple' campaign vow
President Donald Trump is trying to walk back his promise to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine on "day one" by passing it off as a joke — but that's simply not true, CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale wrote in an analysis published Friday.Trump attempted the walkback in his wide-ranging interview with T...
Trump: Pledge to end Ukraine war on first day in White House ‘said in jest’
(The Hill) - President Trump, nearing his first 100 days back in the White House, says his campaign pledge to end the war in Ukraine on Day One was not a serious promise. In an interview with Time magazine, published on Friday, Trump was asked about his claim that he could end the war immediately and he blamed the media for the way it was perceived. “Well, I said that figuratively, and I said that as an exaggeration, because to make a point, and…
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