Trump says he was being a 'bit sarcastic' when he promised to end Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that helium was “being a small spot sarcastic” erstwhile helium repeatedly claimed arsenic a campaigner that helium would person the Russia-Ukraine warfare solved wrong 24 hours — and adjacent earlier helium adjacent took office.

Trump was asked astir the vow helium repeatedly made connected the run way during an interrogation for the “Full Measure” tv programme arsenic his medication is inactive trying to broker a solution 54 days into his 2nd term.

“Well, I was being a small spot sarcastic erstwhile I said that," Trump said successful a clip released up of the occurrence airing Sunday. “What I truly mean is I’d similar to get it settled and, I’ll, I think, I deliberation I’ll beryllium successful.”

It was a uncommon admittance from Trump, who has a agelong grounds of making exaggerated claims.

Trump said astatine a CNN municipality hallway successful May 2023, “They’re dying, Russians and Ukrainians. I privation them to halt dying. And I’ll person that done — I’ll person that done successful 24 hours.”

“That is simply a warfare that’s dying to beryllium settled. I volition get it settled earlier I adjacent go president,” Trump said during his September statement with then-Vice President Kamala Harris. “If I win, erstwhile I’m president-elect, and what I’ll bash is I’ll talk to one, I’ll talk to the other. I’ll get them together.”

The Republican repeated the assertion often connected the run trail.

His peculiar envoy, Steve Witkoff, was successful Moscow this week for talks connected a U.S.-proposed ceasefire, which Ukraine has accepted.

In the interview, Trump was besides asked what the program would beryllium if Putin does not hold to a ceasefire to the warfare helium started 3 years ago.

“Bad quality for this satellite due to the fact that truthful galore radical are dying,” Trump said.

But I think, I deliberation he's going to agree. I truly do. I deliberation I cognize him beauteous good and I deliberation he's going to agree."

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