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Leaked audio recordings attributed to former U.S. President Donald Trump, obtained by CNN, reveal that he threatened to bomb Moscow and Beijing prior to the last U.S. presidential election.
In one of the private meetings held with major donors to his 2024 election campaign, Trump said:
“I told Putin: If you enter Ukraine, I will bomb Moscow heavily. I have no other choice,” noting that the Russian president “didn’t fully believe me — maybe 10 percent.”
Trump also said he issued a similar warning to Chinese President Xi Jinping in the event of an attack on Taiwan, stating:
“I told him that the United States would bomb Beijing in response. He thought I was crazy, but we didn’t have any problems.”
According to CNN, which reported the recordings on Wednesday, Trump is heard speaking very candidly in front of top donors in New York and Florida, portraying himself as a strong candidate capable of deterring global adversaries — in contrast to what he described as the "weakness" of his successor, Joe Biden.
The recordings also contain controversial remarks about pro-Palestinian demonstrations on U.S. college campuses. Trump said:
“Any student participating in protests — I would deport them. They made a big mistake.”
When one donor expressed concern that some of these students could become part of the future ruling elite, Trump responded:
“If I win, we’ll roll this movement back by 25 to 30 years.”
Trump also pledged, if re-elected, to launch a large-scale deportation campaign targeting foreign students involved in the protests — echoing previous efforts by his administration to revoke student visas during his presidency.
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