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Donald Trump: “This war would have never taken place. And for four years it…”

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And how soon for Russia? Yeah, there could be very big consequences, but we'll see what happens. There might be very big consequences because this is something that has to end. This war would have never taken place. And for four years it didn't take place. But if I were president, this war would have never taken place. There has not been a war like this since the Second World War. This is the biggest thing that's happened in terms of warfare, wars. It's a whole new form of fighting. (15:50–15:57)

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Asserts that the war [between Russia and Ukraine] would not have occurred if he were president.

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