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Munir's Reward
President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio pose for a photo with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir of Pakistan, Thursday, September 25, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok via Flickr)

The Ledger

Munir's Reward

Trump called Pakistan nothing but lies and deceit in 2018. Eight years later Vance credited Field Marshal Munir at Bürgenstock. What changed is not Pakistan. It is Washington's need. The bad actor designation expired the moment it arrived.

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