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The Guardian - US
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Martin Pengelly

Trump assured Musk and Carlson he wouldn’t go to war with Iran, new book claims

Donald Trump in front of a US flag.
‘I don’t think there’s ever been an American president as powerful as I am,’ Trump reportedly said. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Donald Trump declared he would not go to war with Iran last year, according to a new book, which claims he told Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk: “We’re not doing that.”

The US president is said to have provided the assurance during an Oval Office meeting with rightwing commentator Carlson and SpaceX CEO Musk – the world’s richest person, who recently became its first trillionaire – early last year.

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