Donald Trump Says He Stopped Five Out of Eight Wars Using Tariff Threats

International

oi-Ashish Rana

Updated: Sunday, November 23, 2025, 10:49 [IST]

United
States
President
Donald
Trump
has
asserted
that
his
tariff
strategy
played
a
decisive
role
in
halting
multiple
global
conflicts.
In
a
new
statement,
he
claimed
that
he
stopped
five
of
eight
wars
by
using
tariff
threats,
while
also
insisting
that
these
measures
have
brought
substantial
financial
gains
to
the
United
States.

Trump
Links
Tariff
Threats
to
Peace
Efforts

In
a
strongly
worded
post
on
Truth
Social,
Trump
said
that
the
economic
pressure
created
by
tariffs
directly
contributed
to
ending
conflicts.

“We
are
taking
in
TRILLIONS
of
Dollars
in
Tariffs
and
Investment
Dollars
from
foreign
lands
because
of
Tariffs.
I
have
stopped
5
of
the
eight
WARS
directly
because
of
the
threat
of
Tariffs
if
they
don’t
stop
fighting
or,
better
yet,
if
they
start,” he
wrote.

His
comments
follow
earlier
claims
regarding
his
role
in
helping
ease
tensions
between
India
and
Pakistan
in
May.
India,
however,
has
never
confirmed
that
his
intervention
played
any
part
in
the
ceasefire
understanding.

Claims
of
Economic
Strength
Under
Tariff
Policy

Trump
also
linked
his
tariff
approach
to
what
he
described
as
a
strengthening
US
economy.
Taking
a
swipe
at
Joe
Biden,
he
wrote
that
there
is
almost
“no
inflation” now,
contrasting
it
with
what
he
called
“the
worst
in
USA
History
under
Sleepy
Joe
Biden”.

According
to
Trump,
the
economy
is
thriving.
“The
Stock
Market
just
hit
an
ALL-TIME
HIGH
for
the
48th
time
in
9
months.
To
Leonard
Leo,
Koch,
and
all
of
the
Countries
and
Slimeballs
that
have
ripped
off
the
United
States
of
America
for
years
through
the
use
of
their
own
Tariffs,
we
don’t
have
a
Court
System
that’s
going
to
let
you
destroy
our
Country
any
longer,” he
said,
accusing
several
individuals
and
nations
of
exploiting
the
United
States.

‘November
5’
and
Tariffs
Cited
as
Reasons
for
US
Strength

Emphasising
his
central
message,
Trump
claimed
that
the
United
States
is
currently
the
“richest,
strongest,
and
most
respected” it
has
ever
been.
He
attributed
this
to
“November
5th”,
the
date
of
the
2024
US
presidential
election,
along
with
his
tariff
policies,
which
he
believes
have
reshaped
the
country’s
global
standing.