Trump weighs his options after previously rejecting sanctions against Russia
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Information has surfaced today that Donald Trump told a room full of campaign donors last year that he threatened to “bomb the s— out of Moscow” if Vladimir Putin moved on Ukraine after he takes back the Oval. The US president said he gave Xi Jinping a similar warning over Taiwan. The threats, revealed through audio obtained by CNN and reported in a forthcoming book titled “2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America”, were made during a private dinner on May 14, 2024, at the Pierre Hotel in New York. Trump’s remarks made it clear he was trying to scare both leaders into backing off. Speaking about the interaction with Putin, Trump said, “If you go into Ukraine, I’m going to bomb the s— out of Moscow.” He added, “I’m telling you I have no choice.” When Putin responded that he didn’t believe him, Trump claimed, “He believed me 10%.” When it came to China, Trump told the donors that Xi “thought I was crazy,” but added, “we never had a problem.” These private remarks came months before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, which happened under Joe Biden’s presidency. Trump didn’t specify exactly when he made those threats, but the timeline confirms he wasn’t in office when Russia launched the attack. Still, Trump and his allies keep repeating that Russia wouldn’t have dared if he had been in charge. When asked by CNBC about the audio, a White House spokeswoman said, “As President Trump has said time and again, Russia never dared invade Ukraine when he was in office. It happened only when Biden was in office.” The spokesperson also said, “Thanks to this President’s leadership, America is once again the leader of the free world, and peace through strength is restored. President…
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