Putin’s Pals Panic Trump’s Opponent No Longer Old, Sick Guy
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One said if the Republican had been “smarter,” he’d have done more to keep Joe Biden in the race.

The news that President Joe Biden would not run for re-election caused a stir not only in America, but also in Russia, where pro-Kremlin propagandists are kicking up a fuss about what it would mean for their beloved Donald Trump.

Appearing on Monday’s broadcast of a state TV show 60 Minutes, State Duma member Oleg Matveychev complained that Biden’s move is a disaster for Trump’s election chances. “He is left without any trump cards!” Matveychev said. “Previously, he could easily attack Biden’s health, now he has nothing left to attack. More than that, attacking Biden at this point would be seen as inappropriate and rude.”

“Now they’re switching to [Vice President Kamala Harris] and are trying to attack her, but nothing new will stick to her,” Matveychev added. “Bringing up the fact she is not quite white will only activate her electorate.”

Russian state TV’s coverage of Harris—which is a carbon copy of what is playing on Fox News—was largely limited Monday to attempts at mocking her laughter.

Matveychev said that Biden’s departure from the race rendered the previous agenda obsolete. Discussing the age of the U.S. president or an assassination attempt against Trump is now yesterday’s news, he argued.

  • NegativeInf@lemmy.world
    921·
    5 months ago

    Only true assholes mock someone for how they sound when filled with joy. To take something as innocuous as a laugh and assign value to it only serves to make people self conscious of their own laughter and seek to change it to some imaginary perfect laugh. Let people feel joy for fucks sake. These arguments are so gossamer thin at this point that if a competent human got up and gave an actually rousing speech, all of politics would fucking collapse.

    Either way, I’m voting Kamala or whoever ends up blue, but Prosecutor Kamala vs 34 time Convicted Felon Donald Trump is as good as any other we could conjure in the next 107 days.

    • hydroptic@sopuli.xyz
      43·
      5 months ago

      Only true assholes mock someone for how they sound when filled with joy.

      Well the article did say it’s US conservatives and Russia…

    • dragontamer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      191·
      5 months ago

      Either way, I’m voting Kamala or whoever ends up blue, but Prosecutor Kamala vs 34 time Convicted Felon Donald Trump is as good as any other we could conjure in the next 107 days.

      There’s the sexism and racism worry in my mind. Americans have voted for Obama before though.

      Kamala seems like the right person to step up to the plate though. I think her performance in 2020 VP debates was underrated and that on the national stage she will outperform expectations. But its also important to note that Kamala hasn’t taken charge yet. We still have to wait and see how she comes out of this.

      Democrats are doing the right thing by building support and hope for her. Its up to Kamala to deliver here on out. A relatively young lawyer + experienced Attorney General gives the right credentials for the job however.

      • NegativeInf@lemmy.world
        15·
        5 months ago

        Even with the convention being open, she has the California delegates on lock. Which is like 12% of delegates. With the bone fides of being former vice president and no one other than Marianne “Crystal Huckster” Williamson, I think she will do fine in the convention and hopefully be the woman we need her to be. Some of the more recent campaign events with her have been very rousing.

        But we do gotta show up and show out for her. Knock doors.