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Donald Trump: “This war would have never started if I were president.”

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

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BREAKING NEWS: Trump Takes Questions From Reporters On Gaza, Ukraine, And The Looming Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 09:30

They could buy it for other reasons, too, but I assume they're giving most of it to Ukraine, but they're buying highly sophisticated weaponry and they're paying for it full price. And that's how we're involved. Biden gave $350 billion. Look, This war would have never started if I were president. If I were president, this war would never be happened. Would have never happened. Yeah. Mr. President, I'd like to ask about Gaza. Are you on the same page, Mr. Erdogan, for Palestine? (09:30–09:33)

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

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