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Donald Trump: “That horrible war that should have never started, would have…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Hosts First Cabinet Meeting, Feb. 26, 2025.

Published | Video Starts at 1:00:59

And, you know, probably a million and a half soldiers have been killed. Close to a million and a half soldiers got to mention. I will tell you the thing with That horrible war that should have never started, would have never started if I were president. And it didn't start for four years and it was not even thought about starting. But the thing with that war is that you're highly underestimating the number of people that have been killed. (1:00:59–1:01:04)

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Asserts that the Ukraine war would not have started if Trump were president.

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