Overview
- Trump repeated that his intervention ended the May 2025 standoff and said Shehbaz Sharif told him 35 million people would have died, with his phrasing making it sound at one point as if the prime minister himself would have died.
- He again described using economic pressure as leverage, saying he threatened to halt trade talks and impose “200 per cent” tariffs on both countries if fighting continued.
- New Delhi maintains the ceasefire followed direct DGMO-to-DGMO contact and says there was no third‑party role in what India calls a bilateral decision.
- Pakistan has publicly credited Washington for helping stop the fighting and reportedly nominated Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize last year.
- Outlets note Trump has made this claim dozens of times, the new ‘35 million’ figure lacks independent evidence, and the viral remark’s wording is widely viewed as a likely misspeak.