On Monday, United States President Donald Trump described his use and imposition of tariffs as a method to stop wars, and said that his communication to India and Pakistan during the recent conflict was \"very effective\", as he repeated his claim of ending the battle between the two nations with the use of trade.

\"Tariffs are very important for the United States. We are a peacekeeper because of tariffs. Not only do we make hundreds of billions of dollars, but we're a peacekeeper because of tariffs,\" Trump said in his address at the Oval Office.

He continued to say that if he did not use the \"power of tariffs\", four wars would still be raging.

\"I use tariffs to stop wars. If you look at India and Pakistan, they were ready to go at it. Seven planes were shot down. They were ready to

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