President Trump got a strong reaction from Democrats during his State of the Union address, when he claimed to have “ended eight wars” in the first year of his second term. The room erupted in laughter, and Trump was quick to fire back. “Our country has never been stronger. In my first 10 months, I ended eight wars, including Cambodia,” he said, which triggered heckling from the Democratic side.
Trump shot back at the laughing crowd with, “Isn’t it funny?” followed by, “Sick people!” He listed the conflicts he claimed to have resolved, including Cambodia and Thailand, Pakistan and India, Kosovo and Serbia, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Congo and Rwanda, and the war in Gaza. He said Gaza was “at a very low level” and “just about there.”
According to Mediaite, Trump boasted about the India-Pakistan situation, saying, “Pakistan and India, would have been a nuclear war,” and claimed 35 million people would have died without his involvement. He also thanked Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for their efforts.
A fact-check shows that several of Trump’s “eight wars ended” claims don’t fully hold up
Not all the conflicts Trump mentioned were actual wars, and not all of them happened within his first year in office. Not all parties involved credit the U.S. for the peace agreements or ceasefires either. Trump has also been making waves domestically, and what Trump claims the Supreme Court handed him has been another major talking point.
For Armenia and Azerbaijan, the two countries signed a peace agreement at the White House on August 8, and their leaders praised Trump for his role. Trump also announced a ceasefire between India and Pakistan in May after U.S.-led talks, though India did not credit the U.S. with brokering the deal.
For Congo and Rwanda, Trump announced a treaty in a June 20 social media post, but fighting has continued despite the agreement. Trump downplayed this on February 19, saying, “We’ve got them pretty peaceful. There’s little flare-ups every once in a while.”
On Israel and Iran, Trump announced a ceasefire on June 23 after the U.S. joined Israel in bombing Iranian nuclear sites, but has since warned of further military action and expressed support for regime change.
Trump’s approach to policy has also extended to trade, and how he plans to get his tariffs back through the Supreme Court remains closely watched. On Cambodia and Thailand, a ceasefire was agreed on July 28, but it fell through in December and was replaced by another agreement Trump was not involved in.
There has been no actual war or peace agreement between Ethiopia and Egypt, with Trump saying, “we’re gonna get that solved.” For Serbia and Kosovo, Trump announced an economic normalization agreement in September 2020, but no peace deal has been signed, and Serbia still considers Kosovo part of its territory.
Published: Feb 25, 2026 01:15 pm