How many wars has Donald Trump ended? If you ask the president, it’s eight. (Just don’t ask him between which countries, exactly.)
In reality, writes Josh Keating, Trump’s peacemaking claims range from partly true to misleading to outright baffling. In one case, the conflict in question ended before Trump took office; in another, fighting hasn’t stopped, despite a peace deal. At least two of the wars don’t appear to have happened at all.
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—Seth Maxon, politics, policy, and ideas editor
