Public response to Trump's threats against Moscow and Beijing is overwhelmingly negative, reflecting deep skepticism and concern about his credibility and understanding of international relations. Many commenters view his statements as reckless bravado that could potentially escalate global tensions, with a notable number suggesting they are politically motivated or purely for distraction.

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SlySlickWicked

He also said he’d end the war in a day, a couple weeks, a few months, and now admits Putin basically played him. 

So yeah, all talk no bite.

slipknot_official

Same Trump who promised he was "going to crush China with tariffs" and "win the trade war" and ended up completely humiliated.

Poupulino

I call bullshit or at most putting up a show for donors. No way Donny would bite the Russian hand feeding and petting him.

jals1

This is the funniest thing I’ve read in a while, it works on so many levels, however it is frightening how many people there are who want to believe this is true and they do , even digital graffiti like this

Kahealani

Oh man! These world leaders are so scared of Trump that when he tells them they need to stop they…laugh at his ass on the phone and continue bombing and shit anyway. If Putin was really that scared of Trump, he would have knocked this shit off BEFORE inauguration day.

Hot_Injury7719

Putin invaded Ukraine. So much for deterrence.

HeathersZen

Trump deliberately surrounds himself with sycophants and ass kissers. He did try last term to put competent people in. Then dismissed them when they disagreed with him. His world is one where he is the wisest and greatest. This does not translate well into reality.

grimr5

Performative bullshit to distract you from his involvement with Epstein.

Hippie11B

Is there an actual source other than a notepad app screenshot?

TheRealJasonsson

Russia has increased its attacks on Ukraine since Trump has been back in office. Not decreased.

8to24

ilehay

Bullshit. I mean sure he said that in a fundraiser. I just don't think anyone would've heard him say this TO Putin what with Putins balls jammed taint deep into Donnie's mouth.

John-A

It's weird, right? bragging about an alleged threat you made that very clearly didn't even work.

JTHMM249

bullshit. hes more likely to bomb kyiv though to ensure "swift PEACE" in case zelensky still declines to capitulate.

Comfortable_Pea_1693

&gt; Source: CNN

This passes as sourcing‽  I've no specific qualms with the Cable News Network as a reliable source, but just vaguely hand-waving at the 45-year-old, 69-million-subscriber, 3500-employee, 2.3-billion-dollar company as a source isn't exactly supporting your claims.

fourthords

Stopping Putin from invading Ukraine worked just fine, it seems. Seeing that he started in 2014.

notcomplainingmuch

wildrabbit12

OpportunityDismal917

Taco bout doing this and he taco lot about doing that. But never follows through…some would say he chickens out. lol

PhantomFace757

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He's a giant coward. None of that shit was said. He will forever be known as "vlad, PLEASE 🙏 🥺" because he doesn't have a single thread of courage in his bulbous decaying meatbag. He is a conman. A fraud. A loser.

definitelynotweather

Even though it's TACO, they still use a strong persona to build themselves up and maintain the worship of MAGA fans.

debtofmoney

Putin owns trump.  Either hes just getting alzheimers and acting out what he wished he was brave enough to do instead of being putins lapdog.  Or this is fake.

Hobobo2024

Trump will eventually go TACO and we will right back where we started.

StevenEveral

dottedchupacabra

I mean I’m kind of glad he’s supporting Ukraine so there’s that..

CarminSanDiego

SystemShockII

I'll take "Things that didn't actually happen" for two hundred, Alex.

Unnatural-Strategy13

Trump is a madman using Putin and Xi in his lying schemes. They're both ruthless autocrats who openly kill their perceived enemies. 

Words have consequences and Trump still can't see this because his fantasy world consumes him. Those two are going to keep playing him and we're going to keep getting caught in the middle.

25th Amendment Trump now before he launches us into World War III.

OldSchoolBubba

oderberger16

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madman\_theory#:\~:text=The%20madman%20theory%20is%20a,in%20fear%20of%20an%20unpredictable](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madman_theory#:~:text=The%20madman%20theory%20is%20a,in%20fear%20of%20an%20unpredictable)

ConsequencePretty906

Can we wait to drag ourselves into war after I ets? Im so close and id rather not die by some asshole with a quad copter

MJR-WaffleCat

"unpredictability" is a really poor way to establish international deterrence

billsatwork

Yeah and I'm going to take the duchess out for a pint.

rippyblogger

jokersvoid

Yeah, IF this happened, absolutely nobody took him seriously.

LittleHornetPhil

Deterrence by unpredictability. 

Absolutely true. Effective in the short term with unpredictable consequences in the long run

Erazer81

So why doesn't he now? He saus Putin and Xi are afraid of him so why didn't he act like he said he would? It is perhaps because Putin plays him like fiddle and Poohbear thinks he's a giant toddler? Who knows....

Ynot_zoidberg88

Was this leaked audio? No. It was put out there on purpose to deflect what's going on in the US and with Epstein list. However, there are consequences to this audio. It is toeing the line as an act of war on sovereign nations, it's used as a threat for trade and tariffs, and it is the act of an unwell president who is a dictator. 

Personally, do not take this as ramblings of an unwell president. He knows what he is doing and would act upon it if it protects his personal interest. I will add that he has no interest of protecting the US or its citizens. 

Careful were we tread.

Future-Helicopter-95

cool...now about them lists that need to be released.

twothumbswayup

ButterscotchTop4713

I don’t believe he said any of it.  More Krasnov cover story

Sudden-Difference281

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thrust-johnson

Well, the aid packages will be coming up soon and when the chips are down the table, it’s going to be very important to see what the Republican Party does. I personally think they’re gonna side with poo in Russia.

yamers

ElephantContent8835

“Are you gonna bark all day, little doggie, or are you gonna bite?”

IAmASimulation

But Petey was hammered by midnight thought after that Iran splash?

Spam-and-rice

Walk softly, carry a big stick.  Trump missed that lesson.

SignificantSyllabub4

Not a fan of Trump at all. But you have to admit, having a crazy person running the show definitely adds a wrinkle to contingency planning.

greenweenievictim

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so much for being the no war president, amirite? lmao

armorc

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Richardthefuckingear

FondleMiGrundle

Trump is so dumb and out of his depth that he probably told a stupid lie that he thinks makes him look "tough" while all his lie does is makes him look like a lunatic who has no understanding of international politics.

The worrying thing here is that he may believe that he can bomb Moscow or Beijing without them retaliating.... man, this guy got 78 million votes
 Crazy.

Chocolatoa

He said “no way”….I said “way”…. Our president talks like a child.

budznbourbon_FL

It's real but a fake. 

He said it. He just didn't carry through (like a lot of shit) because he's a chump and a fraud.

livelaughoral

"he said no way and i said way"  
this man has the brain of a 12 year old teenage girl

Mr-MuffinMan

A perfect distraction from the Epstein files lies.

Mr-Hoek

I’m sorry but I don’t believe a WORD out of his mouth.

JohnnyCrispZoom

He said "no way" and then I was like "yeah way". And he was like "do it, bitch, I dare ya. I got some too" and I was like "Bring it, I dont even care about my people's anyways."

skimaskchuckaroo

A good way to talk to world leaders. Show them all your cards /s

MtJackt

Threatening to bomb Beijing and Moscow would really undermine that “no new wars” narrative republicans and the media created for the rapist. That’s probably why reporters sat on this for a year until their book came out.

Donkey-Hodey

Dude is a monkey with a gun. Only knows how to abuse power.

AapChutiyaHai

So this is just another case of reporters sitting on relevant information until their book comes out a year later.

I think the Audio is fake. AI. 

Guess what they are NOT asking him about? Why did he have a full on military parade with heavily armed Storm Troopers,  horses and guns aimed at hobos in a Los Angeles Park threatening health care worker helping the homeless and 7-year-old campers?  The press are distracted from that. How much did that nonsense cost and what was the point?

Buddhamom81

Odd-Supermarket-3664

He’s just itching for a war, with whoever falls for his charade. He wants to make more $$$ for himself and his friends.😵‍💫

Even_Still_217

Trump does not have the balls to take on Putin. Infact trump is more likely to bomb USA to please Putin. He’s already showing early signs by sending troops and armored vehicles into our. cities.

orange-squeezer47

You mean…..he lied…..? NO WAY (Sarcasm)

Stinky_WeezleTeets

He might do it, he might not. Nobody knows what he’s going to do. He’ll let us know in 2 weeks.

Sir-Spazzal

Donald telling what happened is suuuuuper credible. Sure that's exactly what happened /s

EggstaticAd8262

He was talking to Head Putin, the one who lives in his imagination. Trump has a lot of conversations with imaginary versions of dictators. Trump always makes them back down, in his head. That's why he is satisfied with the great work he is doing, it's all in his head. When the real world versions of our adversaries show up, Trump gets flustered and retreats into his safe place, attacking American citizens and immigrants.

NineClaws

moving_picture77

"He said no way and i said 'way'"

Highly suspicious

augustusleonus

Here_there1980

I don't believe for a second that conversation with Putin ever happened. If anything, Putin dictated to Trump what he needs his lapdog to complete for him.

EndangeredDemocracy

Why Is this shit never released before the election

MakeYourTime_

This is an intentional distraction from the Epstein heat that’s catching up with him

_ForeverAndEver_

This was in the news more than a year ago. Why are we allowed to be distracted from current events?

perryAgentPlatypus

If Trump deletes Moscow of the face of the earth, I’ll get my back covered in a Trump tattoo, Steve-o style.

Andriy_Shevchenko7

Jesus Christ this idiot is going to kill us

Formal_Economics931

The only war that I believe he is after and to destroy the constitution.

Remarkable_Bite2199

"He said no way, and I said way" lmao this man is a child.

Einn1Tveir2

So.... The great tough-talking dealmaker said when he threatened two superpowers, they responded that they didn't believe him and at least one called his bluff, while the other is preparing to. Both basically told him to fuck off, by Trump's admission.

But he says they agreed "10%", but he would've settled for 5%.

Am I hearing this correctly?

TheShmegmometer

"He said 'no way' and I said 'way'" is a dead giveaway that he made this whole scenario up.

OGoby

He said no way  and i said way.     Thats the most powerful person in the world.  Jesus we are cooked

Who_is_my_neighbor

dystopiam

RVixen125

Putin: No way! 

Trump: Way! 

What the fork is this, Wayne's World?

Ok, this is what AI was made for. https://i.imgur.com/q1Zd7yV.png

noNudesPrettyPlease

trump and the whole situation aside, isn't leaking an audio like that assimilable to treason? 

I always believed that what leaders say to eachother is supposed to be seen as HIGHLY sensitive stuff, i kind of feel that it's crazy that we get such leaks. 

Of course the whole situation is really insane, but thinking about it, if i were to be in a room with that kind of discussion, i couldn't record it out of fear to be thrown in jail for a long long while.

La_mer_noire

Such sage words from the leader of the free world😳….What drivel, and this idiot is running our country! Isn’t this  proof that we desperately need a change in this country. The two party system simply does not work in present political climate…. Citizens believing they did their civic duty in voting this despicable psychopath to lead the country is beyond comprehension. I wish Americans to come to their senses and demand change

Far_Capital_6930

WorldWarLove

Fake. Trump has said it before: "nuke" is a dirty word. And the way he uses " way" is also not him. People who create this should be locked up forever without access to electronics.

mvm2005

&gt; The U.S. president was recorded speaking at a **private fundraiser** in 2024 about his conversations with Putin and Xi.

Doubtful he ever really said that to Putin or Xi.  But boasting about it?  That's 100% on-brand, especially during an election.  He went further to say they basically didn't believe him, but it was enough of a bluff to work:

&gt; Trump said that both leaders responded with incredulity but believed him "10 percent" adding "10 percent is all you need. In fact, 5 percent would have been OK too."

tujuggernaut

meh he just said some things around donors

iHaveSeoul

Yeah yeah, settle down there tough guy. Grandpa needs a nap, he’s getting cranky.

Rob71322

Bullshit. That's the key word to remember about Trump. He's a bullshitter

EvidenceBasedSwamp

It's high time we imposed tariffs on boasting.

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