Did you watch any of his campaign speeches? He promised “no new wars” on many occasions. He used those exact words.
Executive summary
Donald Trump explicitly promised during his campaigns and after his 2024 victory that he would not start new wars — phrases like “I’m not going to start wars,” “no new wars,” and pledges to end “endless” wars were central to his pitch <a href="
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/do...aign-endless-wars-iran-no-end-date-rcna261323" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[1]</a> <a href="
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/donald-trump-peace-president" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[2]</a>. Yet reporting from multiple outlets says that within his current term he has ordered strikes and a major military operation against Iran and other actions critics characterize as new wars, creating a clear divergence between pledge and practice <a href="
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5733999" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[3]</a> <a href="
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/do...aign-endless-wars-iran-no-end-date-rcna261323" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[1]</a> <a href="
https://www.theguardian.com/comment...-now-hes-a-bush-style-regime-change-president" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[4]</a>.