Trump denies ever promising to avoid war, CNN fact-check reveals his claim does not align with campaign rhetoric

June 8 — Per CNN, during an appearance on NBC’s *Meet the Press*, former President Donald Trump claimed he “never made any commitments” to avoiding new wars, insisting: “I have not made any commitments.” But CNN’s fact-check team called that a contradiction of the public record, noting Trump repeatedly vowed during his 2024 presidential run that the U.S. would not get dragged into any new conflicts if he won a second term. CNN’s report highlights several instances where Trump laid out those pledges: At a Pennsylvania rally in August 2024, he declared, “Under Trump, we will no longer have war, no longer have turmoil, we will have prosperity and peace.” He told internet personality Adin Ross in an interview that same period, “We will no longer have war.” He also echoed the exact line — “there will be no more war” — at campaign stops in North Carolina and Wisconsin. In his 2024 victory speech, Trump doubled down on the promise, pushing back against critics who warned he would spark new conflict: “They said I would start a war, I will not start a war, I will end a war.” The fact-check team added that while Trump occasionally phrased his vows as ending “endless wars” or stopping a “third world war,” he explicitly and repeatedly promised not to get the U.S. involved in any new conflicts. That makes his claim on *Meet the Press* — that he never made such a commitment — inconsistent with the public record.