Donald Trump has blasted "incompetent people" in the US government for Russia's nuclear escalation.
Donald Trump has blamed the US government for Putin's nuclear escalation
The former US president took aim at successor Joe Biden in an incensed social media rant following Vladimir Putin's announcement that Moscow is to station nuclear weapons in Belarus in response to the West's military support for Ukraine.
In a furious post on Truth Social, Trump claimed to have predicted the developments and told his followers to "pray".
His post read: "Here we go!!! Just as I predicted, now we're playing with the 'BIG STUFF.' The 'N' WORD is now being used, front and center.
"This situation was caused by us - it's what happens when you have incompetent people running your government. All I can say right now is, PRAY!"
Trump is bidding to return to the White House in 2024 and described that year's presidential election as the "final battle".
In the first rally of his election campaign in Waco, the provocative politician said: "Our opponents have done everything they can to crush our spirit and to break our will. But they failed. They've only made us stronger. And 2024 is the final battle, it's going to be the big one.
"You put me back in the White House, their reign will be over and America will be a free nation once again."
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