Overview
- Speaking at a White House event in Washington, the president asserted that a third world war is not going to happen.
- He argued the Ukraine war would never have occurred if he had been president earlier and said it could have escalated without him in office.
- Trump emphasized the point with the line "This will not happen" in reference to a potential world war.
- RIA Novosti published the report on November 11, identifying him as the source of the statements and attributing them to the White House appearance.
- In a separate Fox News interview, he said he does not want to fight wars, adding that any U.S. conflict would be won quickly and would be harsh.