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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.

  • In 2024, Donald Trump told donors that he warned Russian President Vladimir Putin he would respond by heavily attacking Moscow if Putin invaded Ukraine.
  • This claim followed Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine and ongoing stalled peace talks amid escalating Russian aerial strikes in July 2024.
  • Trump also said during a July 8 White House cabinet meeting that the U.S. gets "a lot of bullsh*t thrown at us by Putin" and expressed frustration over peace efforts.
  • He mentioned to donors that he had to act firmly, saying, "I have no choice," and claimed to have issued a similar bombing warning to Chinese leader Xi Jinping over Taiwan.
  • Trump's statements reveal a forceful foreign policy stance conveyed privately to fundraisers while military conflict and diplomatic tensions persist.
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Donald Trump allegedly threatened his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to bomb Moscow if he attacked Ukraine in 2024.

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

Donald Trump told a private gathering of donors last year that he once sought to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from attacking Ukraine by threatening to “bomb the sh*t out of Moscow” in retaliation, according to audio provided to CNN.

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