U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to intervene to halt renewed clashes that have shattered the cease-fire he helped secure earlier this year between Thailand and Cambodia, as both sides traded accusations of targeting civilians with artillery, rockets, drones, and airstrikes.
Speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9, Trump said clashes had again erupted in the long-disputed border region, less than two months after he helped broker a cease-fire between the two countries.
“I hate to say this … Cambodia, Thailand … it started up today and tomorrow I’ll have to make a phone call,” he told the crowd. “Who else could say, ‘I’m going to make a phone call and stop a war of two very powerful countries, Thailand and Cambodia.’ They’re going at it again, but I’ll do it.”…
Trump Says He’ll Call Leaders of Thailand, Cambodia to Try to Halt Renewed Border Clashes
