"Trump insisted he would use his deal-making skills to end multiple global conflicts that started under the Biden administration, including Israel's war on Gaza and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In his election night victory speech in November 2024, Trump told his supporters: I'm not going to start a war. I'm going to stop wars."
"In an eight-minute video posted on his Truth Social site, shortly after the bombing began, Trump said the US had launched a massive and ongoing attack against Iran intended to destroy its military capabilities and overthrow the brutal Islamic regime that took power after Iran's 1979 revolution."
"The national Republican Party portrayed Trump and his vice president, JD Vance, as the pro-peace ticket. In 2023, when Vance was still auditioning for the role as Trump's running mate, he wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed headlined, Trump's Best Foreign Policy? Not Starting Any Wars."
Donald Trump positioned himself as a peace candidate during the 2024 presidential campaign, contrasting himself with Biden and Harris by promising to end global conflicts including Gaza and Ukraine. He emphasized this message in his election night speech and inaugural address, stating he would stop wars rather than start them. Vice President JD Vance reinforced this narrative with a Wall Street Journal op-ed titled 'Trump's Best Foreign Policy? Not Starting Any Wars.' However, Trump's first year in office contradicted these promises. He conducted military operations in seven countries: Yemen, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Somalia, and Venezuela. Most significantly, Trump launched extensive bombing campaigns against Iran, framing it as destroying military capabilities and overthrowing the Iranian regime, potentially escalating into regional conflict.
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