White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt credited President Trump for brokering an India-Pakistan ceasefire, citing a Kashmiri waiter’s gratitude, despite Indian officials denying US involvement.

Karoline Leavitt

In Short

US Press Secretary calls India-Pak truce a diplomatic win for Donald Trump
Claims a Kashmiri waiter in Doha thanked Trump for ceasefire, allowing his return
India denies US role in talks, says ceasefire was result of direct engagement

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has claimed that a Kashmiri man working as a waiter in Doha personally thanked her for US President Donald Trump’s role in de-escalating the recent military conflict between India and Pakistan.

Leavitt, in a post on X, recounted a conversation over breakfast in Doha, and said, “This morning at breakfast, my waiter told me to thank President Trump for him”. “I asked him why. He told me he is from Kashmir and had been unable to return home in recent weeks due to the India-Pakistan conflict.”

According to Leavitt, the waiter said he had just been informed he could return home following the ceasefire, which he believed was made possible due to US intervention. “He said President Trump is not receiving enough credit for literally preventing a nuclear war — and he is right!” she added.

The US official credited Trump, along with Vice President and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, for brokering the ceasefire. “Thanks to the ceasefire mediated by President Trump, @VP & @SecRubio,” she wrote.

The military conflict between India and Pakistan, which began following heightened tensions after the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attacks, escalated into four days of intense cross-border drone and missile attacks earlier this month. On May 10, both nations agreed to an understanding to cease fire.

While Trump has publicly claimed that the US brokered the ceasefire, Indian government sources have dismissed this assertion. New Delhi clarified that the ceasefire resulted from a direct agreement between the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of both countries, with no third-party involvement.

Leavitt, however, portrayed the development as a diplomatic victory for Trump. “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 the Golden Age of the Middle East! Peace, through strength, is being restored!” she said.