Trump says he told Putin and Xi he’d bomb their capitals: New audio
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President Donald Trump told private donors during last year’s presidential race that he threatened to bomb the capitals of Russia and China in separate conversations with Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. The newly released audio recordings, obtained by CNN, reveal Trump describing the tense exchanges at closed-door fundraisers in 2024.
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