At the FII Priority Summit in Miami on Thursday, US President Donald Trump warned that “World War III is not so far away” but said that his leadership would prevent it. He also added that if former President Joe Biden’s administration had continued, the world would already be in conflict.
“There’s no profit for anyone in having World War III, and you’re not so far away from it,” Trump said. “If we would’ve had this administration for another year, you would’ve been in a war three, and now it’s not going to happen.”
Trump pointed out that while the US would avoid involvement in ongoing conflicts, his administration would work to prevent them. “We’re going to stop people from these stupid, never-ending wars. We’re not going to partake in them ourselves, but we’ll be stronger and more powerful than anybody by far,” he stated, adding that he doesn’t expect the US to face war.
Quoting Elon Musk in a post on X, Trump wrote, “Elon Musk: The President’s instincts on Ukraine are absolutely right. It is really sad that so many parents have lost their sons, and so many sons their fathers in this pointless war.”
On Wednesday, Trump criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, claiming that the US has spent $200 billion more than Europe while receiving no return on investment. He questioned Europe’s financial contributions, accusing Zelenskyy of convincing the US to invest heavily in a war he believes cannot be won. Trump also labelled Zelenskyy a dictator for governing without elections.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into spending $350 billion dollars, to go into a war that couldn’t be won, that never had to start, but a war that he, without the US and ‘TRUMP,’ will never be able to settle.”