WASHINGTON, 15 Sep. Former United States President Donald Trump has denied earlier media reports that he was planning military action against China. The Washington Post previously published excerpts from a new book by renowned journalist Bob Woodworth. It claims that in the final months of the Trump presidency, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milli, called his Chinese counterpart twice to allay Beijing's fears about the possibility of a surprise American strike. Biden at a rally in California remembered Trump and crossed himself get out of the situation in connection with his incompetent withdrawal (of US troops) from Afghanistan. «» To say that I am going to attack China is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard, and everyone knows it, «the former US president emphasized. In The Threat, Woodward, with Washington Post reporter Robert Costa, examines the transition that spanned the 2020 presidential election, the storming of the Capitol, and the inauguration of Joe Biden. They interviewed over 200 sources, among which there are no former or current US presidents. The White House on Tuesday declined to comment on excerpts from the book. Trump commented on his participation in the 2024 elections