They Were Going At It": Trump Claims He Ended India-Pakistan Conflict; Announces "Reverse Migration" Policy
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US President Donald Trump has once again claimed credit for defusing a volatile situation between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan, asserting that he "ended the conflict" between the two nations earlier this year. Speaking at an economic rally in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, Trump declared that the two countries "were going at it" until his intervention.
This marks nearly the 70th time the President has repeated this claim regarding the tensions that flared in May 2025.
The Claim: "In 10 Months, I Ended Eight Wars"
Trump told his supporters that his administration has been a peacemaker on a global scale. "In 10 months, I ended eight wars, including Kosovo (and) Serbia, Pakistan and India, they were going at it. Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia… Armenia and Azerbaijan," he stated.
The Context:
- The Conflict: The tensions refer to Operation Sindoor, launched by India on May 7, 2025, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. This was a retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians.
- The Resolution: Hostilities ceased on May 10 after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.
- The Denial: Despite Trump's repeated assertions, India has consistently denied any third-party intervention in resolving the bilateral issue.
Trump also claimed he would soon resolve renewed fighting between Cambodia and Thailand with a single phone call. "Who else could say I'm going to make a phone call and stop a war... But I'll do it. So we're making peace through strength," he added.
"Reverse Migration" and "Hellholes"
Shifting focus to his domestic agenda, Trump touted a new era of "reverse migration," claiming it would lead to better wages and jobs for American citizens. In a controversial segment of his speech, he announced a permanent pause on "Third World migration," specifically targeting nations he referred to as "hellholes."
"Why can't we have some people from Norway, Sweden, just a few... But we always take people from Somalia, places that are a disaster, right? Filthy, dirty, disgusting, ridden with crime," Trump remarked.
Crackdown on 19 "High-Risk" Countries
The rhetoric aligns with concrete policy shifts. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued new guidance allowing for "negative, country-specific factors" to be considered when vetting aliens from 19 high-risk countries.
These nations, which were subject to a travel ban proclamation in June, include:
Afghanistan, Burma, Burundi, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, and Yemen.
The crackdown follows the killing of a National Guard member by an Afghan national, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, which the administration cited as a catalyst for deporting foreign nationals deemed a "security risk."
Final Thoughts from TheTrendingPeople.com
President Trump's latest rally combines his signature style of claiming grand diplomatic victories with an increasingly hardline stance on immigration. While his claims about resolving the India-Pakistan conflict remain disputed by New Delhi, his domestic policies on "reverse migration" are already reshaping US borders.
