Trump Hailed As Destroyer Of America On Russia State Tv

Trump hailed as “destroyer of America” on Russian state TV

Russian state media called out former President Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying that he is looked at as “the destroyer of America” amid discussions of the 2024 presidential election.

While speaking with Russian presenter Vladimir Solovyov about Trump, the pundits played a soundbite of the former president’s interview with Fox host Sean Hannity. Trump can be heard saying, “Ukraine is being obliterated.” The clip of the broadcast was shared on Twitter by Julia Davis, founder of the Russian Media Monitor watchdog group.

Soloyov responds, “And it will be destroyed. Who needs it? Who needs Ukraine where they don’t respect Russians?”

Andrey Sidorov, deputy dean of world politics at Moscow State University, then responds, “Trump is coming. Think of him as you will, I always saw him and still see him as a destroyer of America.”

Soloyov then pivoted to discussing elections in the U.S., saying the 2020 election was stolen from Trump, and if Democrats manage to “pin him down,” the 2024 election would end in a victory for President Joe Biden.

During the broadcast clip, the Russian pundits also discussed how former Vice President Mike Pence has been ordered to testify before a grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Soloyov said Pence does not have big political ambitions “so he may turn Trump in.”

“It’s a popular thing to do in the United States,” Soloyov continued. “If Trump leaves, there may be someone like [Florida Governor Ron] DeSantis or someone else, it’s basically irrelevant.”