How many wars has Donald Trump really stopped? | BBC Americast

Fresh off the back of Monday’s meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky last week, Donald Trump indicated that the US could offer Ukraine some form of security guarantee in the event of a peace deal with Russia.

While the details of any security guarantee are yet to be confirmed, it has prompted fear and uncertainty within parts of the president’s MAGA base, who view the prospect of a security guarantee as a precursor to a messy U.S entanglement in European affairs. Will they give him the benefit of the doubt over his handling of peace negotiations?

Meanwhile, the Trump administration said a Nobel Peace Prize is “well past time” for the “peacemaker-in-chief” after Donald Trump’s claim that he has ended six (possibly seven) wars. We unpack which conflicts he was referring to and what role he played in stopping them.

A surprising issue that came up in the aftermath of Trump's summit with Vladimir Putin was the subject of voting by mail. Trump claimed that in their meeting, the Russian president told him that the 2020 U.S presidential election was rigged because of mail-in voting, a claim long made by Donald Trump without proof. Is the president even allowed to ban the practice?

We also take a look at Dana White’s plans to host a UFC fight at the White House next year, and why Donald Trump is so keen to host the event.

This podcast was originally broadcast on 20 August.

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