In his first public reaction to the recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, US President Donald Trump described the incident as “a bad one” and acknowledged the long-standing tensions between India and Pakistan.
“I’m very close to India and very close to Pakistan,” Trump said. “They’ve had that fight for a thousand years in Kashmir… that was a bad one yesterday—over 30 people,” he added, referencing the April 22 terror strike in the Valley, that claimed the lives of 25 Indian tourists and one Nepali citizen. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, he said that India and Pakistan will resolve the situation on their own.