Fact check: Trump told NBC that he never promised not to start a new war. He did, repeatedly | Flipboard

Flipboard · 🇺🇸 public United States · Jun 08, 2026 · 224 words · By CNN

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The text consists of a fact-check regarding President Donald Trump's statements on war during an NBC interview, accompanied by headlines from related stories concerning Iran and the midterms. It asserts that Trump made false claims before leaving the interview.

Propaganda risk 40%

Claims checked 6

Techniques found 2

Topics 3

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Center76%

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What happened

Fact check: Trump told NBC that he never promised not to start a new war.

Why it matters

He did, repeatedly President Donald Trump told a bunch of lies before he abruptly walked out of an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” One of them was about what he had promised Americans about war.

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While discussing the Iran war Trump started this year, NBC anchor Kristen Welker pressed him on what … Related storyboards

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that President Donald Trump... abruptly walked out of an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”?
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Moderate concerns. Notable use of persuasive or loaded language.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 95% confidence

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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “President Donald Trump... abruptly walked out of an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.””

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Multiple news sources and a YouTube report confirm that Trump abruptly walked out of an NBC 'Meet the Press' interview on June 7, 2026, following a clash with Kristen Welker.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... Kristen Welker questioned Trump's allegations that races for California governor and 2020 president were 'rigged'
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/07/trump-walks-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... The NBC interview was conducted in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, before Trump was set to speak at a roundtable event with farmers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccUaY9rcx5U

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... During the interview, the president was repeatedly challenged on several points by the show's presenter Kristen Welker.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8k1xx6yzjo

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Claim 2: “Iranian MPs called for capturing US soldiers and launching ground attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain”

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The claim is reported by Flipboard and specifically detailed in a web search result stating that Iranian MPs called for capturing US soldiers and launching ground attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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Claim 3: “While discussing the Iran war Trump started this year”

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Wikipedia explicitly documents the '2026 Iran war', stating that since February 28, 2026, the US and Israel have been at war with Iran, which aligns with the claim that Trump started a war this year.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump is an albino water buffalo that went viral in Bangladesh in May 2026. The owner chose the name because the buffalo's head hair and pink body color resembled the 45th and 47th president of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_(buffalo)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has been the target of numerous assassination attempts and death threats during his presidential campaigning and his presidencies of the United States of America. The earliest known attem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_incidents_involving_D…

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Claim 4: “Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) on Monday issued a dire warning about the midterms following President Donald Trump’s election conspiracy speech last week.”

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While Wikipedia confirms Elissa Slotkin is a US Senator from Michigan as of 2025, the provided evidence does not contain the specific text or confirmation of the 'dire warning' issued on Monday regarding the midterms or the specific 'election conspiracy speech' mentioned.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The rhetoric of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, is widely recognized for its unique populist, nationalistic, and confrontational style. It has been the subject of exten…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetoric_of_Donald_Trump

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elissa Blair Slotkin ( SLOT-kin; born July 10, 1976) is an American politician and former Department of Defense official serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from Michigan. A member …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa_Slotkin

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump

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Claim 5: “Trump told NBC that he never promised not to start a new war.”

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Multiple sources, including Flipboard and 'Major Mid-Day Update', confirm that during an NBC interview, Trump stated he never promised that war would never happen.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump ran a successful campaign for the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He formally announced his campaign on June 16, 2015, at Trump Tower in New York City, initially battling for the Republi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_2016_presidential…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of October 2024, since the 1970s, at least 28 women have publicly accused Donald Trump of various acts of sexual misconduct, including rape, sex with minors, sexual assault, physical abuse, kissing…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_sexual_misconduct…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2023, four criminal indictments were filed against Donald Trump, then a former president of the United States. Two were on state charges (one in New York and one in Georgia) and the other two, one …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indictments_against_Donald_Tru…

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Claim 6: “He did, repeatedly”

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Multiple independent sources (Flipboard, 'Did Trump Promise No New Wars', 'Fact check: Trump told NBC', and 'The Mary Sue') confirm that Trump repeatedly campaigned on the promise of 'no new wars'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Executive summary. Donald Trump repeatedly ran and campaigned on rhetoric promising to avoid long, costly foreign entanglements — using phrases like “no new wars,” “I’m not going to start wars,” and r…
https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/did-trump-say-no-n…

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web search NEUTRAL — In fact, Trump repeatedly promised in 2024 that the US would not have any wars during his second presidency.Trump made a clear promise that he would not start a war even in his victory address in Nove…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/fact-check-trum…

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump promised there will be no new wars. He promised he is the President of Peace, he condemned the never ending wars of past presidents. But yea, he is a politician, and Politicians do one th…
https://www.themarysue.com/hes-threatening-to-wipe-out-gavin…

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