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At an event at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida on Monday, President Donald Trump reiterated his claims that he helped prevent a war between Pakistan and India in May 2025. He praised the chief of defense, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, calling him a “highly respected general.”
“We stopped a potential nuclear war between Pakistan and India,” Trump said in response to a question with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan.
The US President mentioned that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif credited him for saving lives through his intervention and mediation.
“You know, eight planes were shot down. That war started to rage, and he actually said the other day that President Trump saved 10 million lives, maybe more,” he said.
At the same event, Trump announced plans for a new class of US Navy warships to be named after himself, a rare honor for a sitting president. The first vessels in the so-called Trump class will be built under a broader initiative he calls the “Golden Fleet.”
