Putin's TV Goons Jump for Joy at Trump's Tariff 'Buffoonery'
Source: The Daily Beast
Putin’s TV Goons Jump for Joy at Trump’s Tariff ‘Buffoonery’
“It looks like the end of the global system is coming, the global system that is about fifty years old,” political scientist Dmitry Kulikov said.
Julia Davis
Updated Apr. 6 2025 6:18PM EDT
Published Apr. 6 2025 7:40AM EDT
Russian state TV propagandists are riding the Donald Trump rollercoaster.
Moscow initially believed the American president would cave to their demands on trade and Ukraine, but that hasn’t happened the way they envisioned—despite Trump’s unprompted concessions.
While the mood in Moscow has soured, Trump’s ill-conceived decision to impose tariffs on “Liberation Day” Wednesday—Russia excluded—brought joy and delight to state television. During Thursday’s broadcast of The Evening With Vladimir Solovyov, pundits marveled at the “buffoonery” of the Trump administration’s decision to disrupt global trade and undermine the American economy.
Julia Davis
@JuliaDavisNews
Meanwhile in Russia: Vladimir Solovyov and his fellow state TV propagandists praised Trump for imposing tariffs and striking a devastating blow against the West. They proposed awarding Trump a medal or erecting a monument of him sitting on a horse.
4:47 PM · Apr 5, 2025 · 423.2K Views
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