Donald Trump promised during the 2024 election campaign to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of the election.
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The MeidasTouch PodcastSep 15, 2026
Multiple tier1 sources confirm that during the 2024 campaign Trump repeatedly pledged to end the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours, including saying he would have it settled before taking office after winning the election. Trump's later 2025 claim that he was 'being a little bit sarcastic' does not change what he said during the campaign.
What was said
… I know the perfect words. I know what I'm going to tell Zelensky. I know what I'm going to tell Putin. That's what he said in 2024, during election. I can't tell you what these perfect words are, but the words they're so perfect that it'll end the war. So I've got a plan. In fact, I'll end the war in 24 hours after the election, and I'm going to cut electricity prices by half after the election. Gas is going to go down to two dollars a gallon. Groceries are going to be affordable. There's going to be no more never-ending wars. …
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Supports. Reuters reported in November 2024 that, while campaigning, Trump said he would be able to end Russia's war in Ukraine in 24 hours.[1]
Supports. The Hill quoted Trump's 2024 campaign pledge to 'solve' the war in 24 hours if elected, and PolitiFact's tier1 tracker says he repeatedly pledged to end the war within 24 hours of his inauguration.[2][4]
Supports. A CNN fact check found Trump said on dozens of occasions in 2023 and 2024 that he would end the war within 24 hours of returning to the White House, or sooner, including that he would have it settled as president-elect.[5]
Supports. HuffPost quoted Trump telling Fox News' Sean Hannity that if he won, 'before I get into the office, I will have that war settled,' supporting the 'after the election' timing in the claim.[6]
Context. The post's own wording ('I'll end the war in 24 hours after the election') is a faithful paraphrase of the campaign pledge, so the claim is graded as stated; the sources describe the timing as 'within 24 hours' of winning or taking office, which is consistent with the claim.
Context. Trump later said in 2025 that the pledge was made 'in jest' or sarcastic, and the sources note the war continued after he took office. These developments do not make the 2024 promise false.[3][4][5]
Sources
6 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 2 tier 2
- 1Trump's erratic foreign policy to meet 'a world on fire'reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2At 100 days, Trump’s administration struggles to achieve the ...politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Trump's rhetoric about Zelenskyy and Putin has evolvedapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4Trump says he was 'being a little bit sarcastic' when ...thehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports, context
- 5Fact check: It wasn’t ‘in jest.’ Here are 53 times Trump said ...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 6Donald Trump Addresses Failure To End War In Ukraine - HuffPosthuffpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
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