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Trump said he threatened to bomb Moscow if Putin attacked Ukraine, 2024 fundraiser tapes show

UNITED STATES, JUL 9 – Trump claimed he threatened Moscow and Beijing to deter invasions and urged wealthy donors to support his campaign, highlighting his aggressive foreign policy stance.

  • Donald Trump revealed at 2024 fundraisers that he threatened to bomb Moscow if Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine before the 2022 invasion.
  • He made this threat during private calls with donors last year and claimed Putin believed him about 10 percent, although Putin reportedly dismissed it.
  • The tapes, obtained by journalists and aired by CNN on a Tuesday night, also show Trump expressing frustration with Putin and boasting about securing a $25 million donation.
  • Trump stated, "If you go into Ukraine, I'm going to bomb the sh*t out of Moscow," and said, "I have no choice," reflecting his aggressive stance toward Russia.
  • These disclosures illustrate Trump's confrontational rhetoric on Ukraine and his claim that the war would not have occurred under his presidency.
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US President Donald Trump once threatened Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, in particular, he threatened to “bomb Moscow to hell.”

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Donald Trump, in 2024, at a closed fund-raising event for his campaign, stated that he had threatened Vladimir Putin with "bombing Moscow" in the event of an attack on Ukraine, CNN reports.

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Trump spoke at a closed-door event about threatening both the Chinese and Russian leaders regarding Taiwan and Ukraine.

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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