- By Ajeet Kumar
- Fri, 16 May 2025 04:22 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has claimed that a waiter, who hailed from Kashmir, asked her in Doha to thank US President Donald Trump for bringing an end to the military confrontation between India and Pakistan. She claimed that the Kashmir waiter told her that President Trump is not getting enough credit for saving India and Pakistan from a "nuclear war".
India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to end the conflict after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes. Trump, however, has claimed that the US brokered the “ceasefire” between New Delhi and Islamabad.
India has rejected Trump's mediation claims
News agency PTI citing its Indian government sources reported New Delhi have maintained that the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan reached an understanding to stop all firings and military actions on land, air and sea, without the involvement of any third party.
This morning at breakfast in Doha, my waiter told me to thank President Trump for him.
— Karoline Leavitt (@karolineleavitt) May 15, 2025
I asked him why.
He told me he is from Kashmir, and he has been unable to return home in recent weeks due to the India-Pakistan conflict.
But he was just notified that he’s now able to…
"This morning at breakfast in Doha, my waiter told me to thank President Trump for him. I asked him why,” Leavitt posted on X. “He told me he is from Kashmir, and he has been unable to return home in recent weeks due to the India-Pakistan conflict," she said. Saying the waiter was notified that he'd be able to return, she claimed it was "thanks to the ceasefire mediated by President Trump, @VP & @SecRubio."
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"He said President Trump is not receiving enough credit for literally preventing a nuclear war — and he is right!” Leavitt claimed. "President Trump inherited so many conflicts around the globe, and he is tackling them one at a time. This historic trip to the Middle East has marked a significant turn in US foreign policy in the region that will finally usher in the Golden Age of the Middle East! Peace, through strength, is being restored!" she said. "Peace, through strength, is being restored!" she added.
Earlier in Doha, speaking at a military event, Trump said that he played a behind-the-scenes role in de-escalating the latest standoff. "I don't want to say I did, but I sure as hell helped settle the problem between Pakistan and India last week, which was getting more and more hostile, and all of a sudden, you'll start seeing missiles of a different type, and we got it settled," said Trump. "I hope I don't walk out of here and two days later find out that it's not settled, but I think it is settled, and we talked to them about trade. Let's do trade instead of, and Pakistan was very happy with that, and India was very happy with that, and I think they're on the way," he added.
(With inputs from agency)