In fact, planes were being shot out of the air. Five, five, four or five, but I think five jets were shot down actually,” Trump said, referring to the brief but high-stakes military exchange between India and Pakistan.

Pakistan claimed it downed five Indian planes in air-to-air combat. India also claimed it downed "a few planes" of Pakistan. But Islamabad denied suffering any losses of planes.

India has yet to confirm it officially but this was one of a number of its fighter jets that were lost in a four-day conflict with Pakistan in May. The Indian government disputes Pakistan’s claim to have shot down six warplanes,