New Delhi, May 31 -- US President Donald Trump on Friday once again claimed credit for stopping India and Pakistan from fighting after repeatedly claiming that he 'helped settle' the tensions between the two nations.

Trump made the claim during a press conference in the Oval Office with Elon Musk, who is leaving the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

"We stopped India and Pakistan from fighting. I believe it could have turned out into a nuclear disaster. I want to thank the leaders of India and Pakistan. I also want to thank my people. We talked trade. We can't trade with people that are shooting at each other and potentially using nuclear weapons. There are great leaders in those countries and they understood and they agreed. ...