Trump denies that he campaigned on ending wars: 'I didn't promise anything'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Independent

Sunday 07 June 2026 18:16 EDT


President Donald Trump denied that he has broken his campaign promises by entering a war with Iran and vowed that the conflict would not be “endless” during a contentious interview this weekend.

Trump told NBC’s Kristen Welker in a pre-taped interview on Meet the Press that the war with Iran would soon come to an end, repeating an assertion that he and members of his Cabinet have made for months as the war has stubbornly dragged on without an end in sight. In his latest remarks, the president characterized the holdup as a dispute over language surrounding Iran’s future ability to acquire or purchase nuclear materials.

The president claimed that he made a distinction during his campaign for president in 2024 between “wars” and “endless” conflicts, adding that it wasn’t worth building up America’s military to never use it.

“First of all, I didn't guarantee no war. Why would I have built the strongest military in the world?” he asked. “When you say I promised, I didn’t promise anything. I don't like these endless wars. [But] this is not an endless war,” Trump told Welker.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-war-endless-campaign-b2991437.html

[Norrrm]

1. Many times Trump 'promised' no new wars.

Link to tweet

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[Maeve]

5. That was my first thought--"Let's go to the tapes!"

[MLWR]

2. More outright LIES from the most prolific LIAR on the planet.

[twodogsbarking]

3. Has he denied raping children too?

[Norrrm]

8. Someone noted that Donald has not sued anyone for saying that he raped a thirteen year old girl.

Someone noted that Donald has not sued anyone for saying that he raped a thirteen year old girl.

Trump has sued many, many people.

Fear of discovery?

[FakeNoose]

4. I think I know what the problem is ....

[Bayard]

6. Wink wink nudge nudge......

[RussBLib]

7. To be picky...

…I have never heard him “promise” to not start any wars. But to proclaim you can start a war because you never “promised” to NOT start a war is disingenuous in the extreme. All that “NO NEW WARS” crap was simply that: crap. Lies.

Perhaps Welker should not have said, “you promised” but instead insisted “you LIED about not starting a war” would have been more factual and accurate. No one seems to want to call him a liar to his face, so she gave him an “out.”

https://russblib.blogspot.com/?m=1

[Moostache]

9. The press needs to stop asking him questions...

Just show the video clip of him, ask him "Explain yourself." and hold the microphone while he attacks them.
Then repeat, "Explain yourself here." (with a second example of the shit-taco saying the exact same thing somewhere else.

Never ask him another question without first putting him on the back foot and second staying on it until he either huffs and puffs and blows his term down or (hopefully) dies of a massive stroke on camera.

Either one is acceptable, but I have a STRONG preference for the latter and not the former.

[electric_blue68]

10. LYING Sot! Yet again!