Trump makes historically absurd claim: 'Never in the history of warfare has an enemy suffered such devastating losses in a matter of weeks'

In his prime-time address, Trump declared 'Never in the history of warfare has an enemy suffered such clear and devastating large-scale losses in a matter of weeks.' This is a superlative claim contradicted by numerous examples from military history including the Six-Day War (1967), the Gulf War (1991), and the fall of France (1940), among others. The hyperbolic framing is characteristic of Trump's rhetoric pattern of declaring every personal achievement unprecedented in human history.

"Never in the history of warfare has an enemy suffered such clear and devastating large-scale losses in a matter of weeks. Our enemies are losing and America, as it has been for five years under my presidency, is winning, and now winning bigger than ever before."