Donald Trump claims Jeffrey Epstein’s files are “horrors”
President Donald Trump argued that Jeffrey Epstein’s files were “Democrat hoaxes” despite Republican leaders’ support of petitions to release the files.
- President Donald Trump claimed he ended the seven wars.
- The United States has been involved in five ceasefires or peace deals since Trump took office in January.
- The seven disputes cited include five recent contracts and two disputes from his first semester.
President Donald Trump said he added one to his previous claims that he ended seven wars and that he ended six wars in six months.
At a September 3rd press conference with the Polish president, Trump was asked about Jeffrey Epstein’s controversy. This is when lawmakers return to the hill after summer holidays and see new energy.
“What they’re trying to do with the Epstein hoax is to end the seven wars, not talk about incredible success, but let people talk about it. I’ve ended the seven wars.”
Trump has previously claimed that he ended six wars in six months despite being involved in five ceasefires or peace deals as of August. What are the seven wars he’s talking about? Here’s what you need to know:
What seven wars did Trump end?
Since Trump took office in January, the United States has been involved in five ceasefires or peace agreements, but not all parties trust the United States for the sake of the agreement. They include:
- Armenia and Azerbaijan – The former Soviet republic and Trump signed a peace agreement at the White House on August 8th, ending a decades-long war. The country’s leaders gave Trump plenty of praise for his efforts at the ceremony.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda – Trump announces treaties between African countries on a social media post on June 20th, believing Secretary of State Marco Rubio helped them unite them.
- Iran and Israel — Trump announced a ceasefire between the two countries on June 23 after the US joined Israel by bombing Iran’s nuclear sites.
- India and Pakistan – Trump has announced that neighbors, both armed with nuclear weapons, have reached a ceasefire at US-led talks after intensifying military conflict. However, India did not trust the US for brokering the suspension of combat.
- Cambodia and Thailand – Leaders from both countries agreed to a ceasefire on July 28 after a fatal five days of battle, Reuters reported. Trump has urged them to negotiate a ceasefire or trade deals with the government will stall.
Trump’s Seven War figures refer to two conflicts based primarily on his first term.
According to Axios, it includes Ethiopia and Egypt. Trump dealt with conflicts between the two countries in his first term. Egypt and Sudan have expressed concern that water flow to parts of the Nile will be affected, USA Today previously reported. Trump mentioned the country at a July meeting with NATO executive director, where he rattled out other examples of the resolution fight. “We worked in Egypt with our neighbors, who are good neighbors,” he said. “They’re my friends, but they just happened to build a dam. It closed the water into what’s called the Nile. If I were Egypt, I would like to have water on the Nile and we’re working on it.”
The other quoted by the White House is Serbia and Kosovo. In September 2020, Trump announced that Serbia and Kosovo had agreed to normalize the economy. However, Reuters reported that the tensioned relationship would last five years later. Serbia has long considered part of Kosovo as part of its territory since Kosovo declared independence in 2008. Kosovo’s president in July said Trump had hampered further escalation, but Serbian president denied the imminent escalation, according to Reuters. The peace agreement has not been signed.
Trump meets Polish President Karol Naulocki
Trump welcomed Polish nationalist conservative president Karol Naulocki on a military overpass in honor of the fallen Polish military pilot.
According to Reuters, Ukraine and neighboring Poland are seeking guarantees of support for the ongoing war with Russia. Trump said he would keep the US troops in Poland, adding, “I’ll put them there more if they wanted.”
This was Nowrocky’s second visit to the White House, and the first visit in May that Trump supported the then Poles in the election.
Trump said at a press conference that he planned to speak to Ukrainian President Voldy Mie Zelensky in the coming days.
Contributors: Reuters; USA Today’s Joey Garrison, Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, Bart Jansen, Zac Anderson, Francesca Chambers, Josh Meyer, Kim Hjelmgaard
Kinsey Crowley is a Trump Connect reporter for the USA Today Network. Contact her at kcrowley@gannett.com. Follow her on X and Tiktok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky @kinseycrowley.bsky.social.
