Russian media has joined US Democrats in dissing President Trump’s 4th of July celebration, as the hosts Russia’s state-run version of “60 Minutes” mocked the Independence Day “Salute for America” as “low energy” and “weak,” with “rusty tanks,” according to Business Insider, citing Russia expert Julia Davis.
Russia’s state TV is obsessively bashing Trump’s “low energy,” “weak” parade with “rusty tanks.” The hosts LOL at Trump’s claim about “revolutionary war airports” & other historical flubs. “There’s your city upon a hill, there’s your world leader—and Martians have been defeated.” pic.twitter.com/wiw2OcFCLN
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) July 5, 2019
And as the Washington Post noted, “Journalists on Rossiya 1′s popular “60 Minutes” TV show mocked the military equipment that will appear at the “Salute for America” on Thursday, claiming that the tanks and other armored vehicles being towed into Washington had “paint peeling off” and required “adhesive tape.””
Host Yevgeny Popov honed in on the tanks – saying “The greatest parade of all times is going to be held today in Washington, that is what our Donald Trump has said. The American president announced he would show us the newest tanks,” but that “these are Abrams and Sherman tanks, used during World War II and withdrawn from service in 1957.”
Russian co-host Olga Skabeyeva claimed that “Americans are allowed to hold a parade because theirs is democratic, but we are not allowed because ours is chauvinistic,” suggesting that the whole thing was a stunt.
For Russians, who are accustomed to annual nationwide displays of military might, Trump’s event on Thursday isn’t impressive, according to Michael Kofman, an expert on Russia and the former Soviet Union at the Woodrow Wilson International Center.
Each year on May 9 — the day Russia celebrates victory over the Nazis in World War II — grandiose parades are held in Moscow’s Red Square and across the nation. President Vladimir Putin watches from the bleachers facing the square, as the country shows off the Kremlin’s latest flashy military hardware. –Washington Post
Perhaps Democrats and Russians will high-five each other over their succesful mockeries?
This is exactly what Putin wanted Trump to do today https://t.co/uDhzLMAunn
— Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) July 5, 2019
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