India, May 31 -- US President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his controversial claim that he stopped India and Pakistan from engaging in a full-blown conflict, possibly even a nuclear confrontation.

"We talked trade and we said, 'we can't trade with people that are shooting at each other and potentially using nuclear weapons'," Donald Trump said while addressing a press conference in the Oval Office. Seated beside him was Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is stepping down from his role as head of the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE in the Trump administration.

"We stopped India and Pakistan from fighting. I believe that could have turned into a nuclear disaster," Trump said, crediting his diplomacy and the cooperation of leaders f...