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During a private gathering of donors, Trump allegedly claimed that he once threatened to bomb Moscow if Russia invaded Ukraine, stating, "If you go in to Ukraine, we're going to bomb out of Moscow." He also confided that he told China’s President Xi Jinping that if China attacked Taiwan, he would publicly threaten to "publish Beijing," implying severe military repercussions.
Peter Jennings dismisses the statements as typical Trump bravado meant for American audiences, emphasizing that Trump has historically been cautious about actual military engagement. Jennings points out that Trump’s comments reflect his "art of the deal" tactics rather than serious policy plans, noting that the real Trump has been relatively risk-averse when it comes to deploying military force abroad.