President Donald Trump issued a blunt and forceful warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping during his first term, according to a new book.
The newly released book details the 2024 election and Trump’s return to the White House.
The book, “2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America,” released Tuesday, claims Trump privately told donors in 2024 that he had warned both adversaries of serious consequences if they dared launch military invasions during his presidency.
“I was with Putin and I told him, ‘Vladimir, if you do it, we’re going to bomb the sh*t out of Moscow,’” Trump told donors, according to an audio recording obtained by CNN and cited in the book.
“‘If you go into Taiwan, I’m going to bomb the sh*t out of Beijing.’
“He thought I was crazy… He didn’t believe me either, except 10 percent.
“And 10 percent is all you need.”
The remarks add to Trump’s long-standing claim that his presidency served as a deterrent to global aggression.
Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, more than a year after Trump left office.
China has since stepped up military provocations around Taiwan but has yet to