US President Donald Trump has once again praised Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Force and Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, calling him a “highly respected general” during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.
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Speaking to reporters, Trump reiterated his claim that his administration had played a decisive role in preventing multiple global conflicts, including what he described as a potential nuclear war between Pakistan and India.
“We stopped a potential nuclear war between Pakistan and India,” Trump said. “The head of Pakistan and a highly respected general — he is a field marshal — and also the prime minister of Pakistan said that President Trump saved 10 million lives, maybe more.”
امریکی صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ کی ایک بار پھرفیلڈ مارشل عاصم منیر اور وزیراعظم شہباز شریف کی تعریفیں
Trump #DonaldTrump BIG BREAKING #AsimMunir #ShehbazSharif Pakistan #PakistanUS #GlobalPolitics #PakUSRelations pic.twitter.com/lb50P4rWcM
— Sada-E-Pakistan (@sada_e_pak) December 23, 2025
He further claimed that the conflict had already escalated significantly, stating that several aircraft had been shot down and that the situation was “starting to rage” before his intervention.
Trump’s remarks are the latest in a series of public compliments directed at Field Marshal Munir since their high-profile meeting in Washington earlier this year. In June, Trump extended an unprecedented invitation to Munir for a luncheon at the White House — a rare gesture toward a serving foreign military chief.
Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir is a respected national figure.
— Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/mLEnxSImKO
— Mansoor Ahmed Qureshi (@MansurQr) December 23, 2025
Since then, the US president has repeatedly lauded the Pakistani military leader, at one point referring to him as “my favourite field marshal” and previously calling him a “great fighter” while discussing regional tensions between Pakistan and India.
The May conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours followed an attack on Hindu tourists in Indian-occupied Kashmir, which New Delhi blamed on Pakistan without presenting evidence. Islamabad denied the allegations, calling India’s claims “fabricated”.
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The four-day escalation involved fighter jets, missiles, artillery and drones before a ceasefire was agreed. Pakistan claimed it downed multiple Indian aircraft, including Rafale jets, while India acknowledged losses without confirming numbers.