Trump Wants To ‘Bomb The S—t Out Of Russia’ Then Blame It On China

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday joked about starting a war between China and Russia by labeling F-22 planes with a Chinese flag and using it to bomb Kremlin.

Speaking to top Republican National Committee donors in New Orleans, Trump suggested that the United States should “bomb the s—t out of Russia,” blame the attack on Beijing and watch the two countries engage in conflict.

“And then we say, China did it, we didn’t do it, China did it, and then they start fighting with each other and we sit back and watch,” Trump said in his speech, according to a recording obtained by The Washington Post.

However, Laurie Blank, an expert on international law at Emory University’s law school, said Trump's suggestion is "prohibited" under the law and will only drag U.S. into further conflict with Russia.

“This idea would bring the U.S. into the conflict (because it would be actually engaging in military operations against Russia) and be in violation of the rule prohibiting the use of the flags, emblems or insignia of neutral states or states not party to the conflict,” Blank told The Post.

“It would escalate the conflict dramatically.”

In his speech, Trump also repeated his claims that Putin would never have invaded Ukraine if he was still the U.S. president.

“I knew Putin very well. He would not have done it. He would have never done it,” the Republican business mogul added.

Trump's comments come after he recently became the subject of criticism for praising Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine as “savvy” and “brilliant” in a radio interview with “The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show.”

“He used the word ‘independent’ and ‘we’re gonna go out and we’re gonna go in and we’re gonna help keep peace.’ You gotta say that’s pretty savvy,” Trump said.

The former president then doubled down on his praise of Putin’s action during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Feb. 26. He also blamed the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine on President Joe Biden and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

However, Trump later shifted his tone in a March 2 interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo where he compared the Russian invasion of Ukraine to a “holocaust” and urged Putin to stop the fighting. During that same interview, the former president suggested China could invade Taiwan soon, adding that the faster timeline is brought about by Beijing seeing “how stupid the United States is run.”

As of Sunday, Russian troops are still conducting military strikes in Ukraine. Kremlin forces also fired mortar shells at a battered bridge over the Irpin River. The bridge was being used by evacuees fleeing the fighting. The shelling left at least four people dead.

Russian and Ukrainian diplomats are set to meet Monday for a third round of talks.