New audio recordings obtained by CNN reveal that Donald Trump told a group of private donors he threatened to bomb Moscow and Beijing.

The Republican leader referred to his conversation with Putin and Xi while arguing he would have staved off the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza if he were president instead of Joe Biden. He had been repeating his claim as he now struggles to end both the wars.

Donald Trump told a private gathering of donors last year that he once sought to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from attacking Ukraine by threatening to “bomb the sh*t out of Moscow” in retaliation,