Donald Trump's most repeated foreign policy vow, 'no new wars', has collided headlong with the reality of an active American military campaign in Iran, and the president's response has been to deny the promise ever existed.
In a 'Meet the Press' interview with NBC's Kristen Welker, broadcast on 7 June 2026 and conducted the previous Friday at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Trump was pressed directly on one of the signature pledges of his political career. 'One of your consistent campaign promises was no new wars, going all the way back to 2015,' Welker told the president. 'Did you break that promise to the American people?' Trump replied: 'No.' The exchange has since rippled across the political spectrum, from congressional hearing rooms to conservative media studios.
