Trump says '1917' Spanish flu 'probably ended Second World War' in historical blunders

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The US president suggests the pandemic, which began in 1918, brought an end to the conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945.

Donald Trump has said the Spanish flu"probably ended the Second World War" - despite the conflict having started almost two decades later.

The US president incorrectly stated the pandemic began in 1917, one year before the first cases were reported in 1918. Speaking at a White House news conference, Mr Trump suggested the illness had a bearing on the conclusion of the Second World War, which lasted from 1939 until 1945.pandemic, which has seen more than 163,000 people in the US die with the virus.President Trump rushed out of press briefing

Mr Trump said:"The closest thing is in 1917, they say, the great pandemic was a terrible thing where they lost anywhere from 50 to 100 million people.

 

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What a faux pas but I suppose the 2nd world war is much more memorable than the first. He ain’t the first nor will he be the last to mix it up. Just glad this is the main point Sky News has taken away from this press conference 🙄

How can he not know this after saying it the first time surely someone told him he was wrong

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