Trump audio leak reveals Beijing and Moscow bombing threat to bomb Moscow

Trump’s Shocking Threat to Bomb Moscow and Beijing Resurfaces in Leaked 2024 Fundraiser Audio, Drawing Global Reactions from Russia and China

Leaked audio recordings of US President Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign fundraisers have caused new international tension. In the recordings, Trump can be heard saying he threatened to bomb Moscow and Beijing if Russia or China used military force against Ukraine or Taiwan.

The recording, procured by The Washington Post reporters Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager, and Isaac Arnsdorf, writers of the new book “2024: How Trump Took Back the White House and the Democrats Lost America”, was made at private donor gatherings conducted in New York and Florida last year.

Trump’s Words: Brash Warnings or Bluff?

Trump says he threatened Russian President Vladimir Putin before the Ukraine invasion. He stated that “If you go into Ukraine, I’m going to bomb Moscow. I have no choice.” He said that Putin “believed me 10 per cent, and that was enough.”

He also asserted he informed Chinese President Xi Jinping of a similar threat regarding Taiwan: “I told Xi, ‘If you move on Taiwan, we’ll bomb Beijing.’ He thought I was crazy. But we never had a problem.” Trump employed these words to contend that his aggressive foreign policy stance avoided wars and dissuaded enemies, as opposed to what he described as Joe Biden’s “weak” style of leadership.

Russia Plays It Cool

The Kremlin refused to confirm or deny the tape’s authenticity. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said to Reuters, “I cannot confirm or deny this… Whether or not it is fake, we do not know,” going on to say that “There is a lot of fake news nowadays.”

Trump himself just recently explained that he had discussions with Putin about halting the war in Ukraine. He acknowledged, “I didn’t make any progress. I’m not happy.”

China Dismisses the Heat

China dismissed Trump’s words as campaign theater. The Foreign Ministry, speaking through official media, indicated it would not react to “old noise from an old campaign,” and reaffirmed that “Taiwan is China’s internal affair. No foreign intimidation will make a difference.”

Beijing considers the comments as political rhetoric, rather than real foreign policy, according to experts. They think China regards the statements as intended to spark Trump’s constituency base, rather than changing diplomatic reality.

Global Fallout

The leaked recording has created new controversy surrounding whether such existential-level threats can destabilize already precarious international relations. Security experts caution that employing nuclear or military threats as political soundbites may have real-world implications. 

They stated that the results would be catastrophic if the provocation was taken seriously by rivals.