27/02/2022
Feb 23
'China's going to be next': Trump says Vladimir Putin's assault on Ukraine will embolden Xi Jinping to take Taiwan
February 23, 2022 by Harriet Alexander For Dailymail.com
Donald Trump spoke on Tuesday to Clay Travis and Buck Sexton at Mar-a-Lago for their podcast
The former president predicted that China would be emboldened by Russia's aggression towards Ukraine and launch their own attack on Taiwan
Trump, 75, said that neither Putin nor Xi would have dared to launch an attack while he was president
He blamed Joe Biden for his weakness in international relations and accused him of underestimating Putin
Former President Donald Trump claimed 'China's going to be next' to launch an attack on Taiwan, emboldened by Vladimir Putin's aggression towards Ukraine because of the feckless leadership of Joe Biden.
The former president said that Putin's 'genius' move to send so-called peacekeepers to Ukraine would never have happened were he in the White House, adding: 'Had I been in office, not even thinkable. This would never have happened.'
Speaking on Tuesday to The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, Trump said that Putin's move had emboldened China's president, Xi Jinping.
'China's going to be next,' he told the podcast.
'You know, China is gonna —'
Travis interrupted, and asked: 'You think they're gonna go after Taiwan?'
The 75-year-old replied: 'Oh, absolutely. Not with me, they wouldn't have.
'They're waiting 'til after the Olympics. Now the Olympics ended, and look at your stopwatch, right?
'It's almost like twin sisters right here because you have one that wants Taiwan, I think, equally badly. Somebody said, 'Who wants it more?' I think probably equally badly.'