Trump Falsely Claims He Ended Eight Wars Including Cambodia-Thailand Conflict

In his 2026 State of the Union address, President Trump claimed he ended eight wars in his first ten months back in office, specifically citing conflicts between Cambodia and Thailand, and Pakistan and India. Foreign policy experts and fact-checkers from CBS News, The Guardian, FactCheck.org, and Defense One widely disputed this claim as a significant overstatement. While Trump helped broker some ceasefires, several cited conflicts were not full-scale wars, and many remain unresolved. Notably, deadly fighting erupted between Thailand and Cambodia just weeks after their ceasefire deal, directly undermining Trump's claim. Foreign policy experts stated Trump had a significant role in ending fighting in only four conflicts: the Russia-Ukraine war, conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, and fighting in Yemen. Officials in Pakistan refuted his claims about their involvement entirely, stating no formal peace agreement had been reached with India.

"We have ended eight wars in just ten months. Eight wars. Cambodia and Thailand, Pakistan and India—conflicts that have gone on for decades, and we ended them." — State of the Union address to joint session of Congress, February 25, 2026