Putin claims Russia will support Harris in US elections

[u/TeaLoverUA]

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/09/5/7473557/

[u/fictionallymarried]

I'm sure this isn't related to the DOJ investigation

[u/zaxo666 → u/fictionallymarried]

That and some weak reverse psychology garbage to make undecided voters believe the Democrats are friendly to Russia or something like that...

[u/ConnyTheOni → u/zaxo666]

Watch the maga crowd turn on a dime on Russia and all the sudden they are the bad guys again.

[u/zaxo666 → u/ConnyTheOni]

With Trump and FOX Entertainment repeating that for one week they'll manipulate the brainwashed to that stance. It'll take just one week for the MAGA cult to experience this pivot to now disliking Russia.

And Russia's paid media agents - because of course there's more out there - will become anti-Russia and pro-Trump as well.

The game changed and Russia is absolutely doing more reverse psychology tricks we haven't found yet.

One week. That's all it'll take.

[u/tacocatacocattacocat → u/zaxo666]

We were no longer at war with Oceania. We were at war with Eurasia.

We had always been at war with Eurasia.

[u/HapticRecce → u/tacocatacocattacocat]

Not even Orwell invisioned a dystopian media platform and a bunch of proles where Oceania is the one broadcasting:

You are no longer at war with Oceania. You are at war with Eurasia. You've always been at war with Eurasia

And they can sell t-shirts and ball caps to finance it...

[u/midbetfrfr → u/HapticRecce]

Orwell couldn't imagine that a population that has more opportunities and more wealth in all of human history would willingly and without threat of violence embrace their own subjugation. He thought that people needed to be beaten down, hopeless, and forcibly brainwashed.

Instead you have stadiums of volunteers begging to lick boots.

[u/Saintbaba → u/midbetfrfr]

Yup. Turns out it was Huxley who was right after all.

[u/PestyNomad → u/Saintbaba]

Shut up and give me my soma.

[u/patrickoriley → u/PestyNomad]

Soma is short for social media.

[u/claimTheVictory → u/PestyNomad]

Weed gummies are legal in many states now.

[u/tacocatacocattacocat → u/Saintbaba]

Frighteningly, it seems like they were both right in some ways.

[u/nanotree → u/tacocatacocattacocat]

Yeah. They both tapped into some fairly poignant observations about human nature.

[u/747sextantport → u/midbetfrfr]

Instead you have stadiums of volunteers begging to lick boots.

And they didn't even have to see what was inside Room 101

[u/HapticRecce → u/747sextantport]

Spoiler: Room 101 is a unisex public toilet.

[u/redacted_robot → u/HapticRecce]

You don't have to bring Ted Cruz into this.

[u/RUOFFURTROLLEH → u/zaxo666]

Russia is absolutely doing more reverse psychology tricks we haven't found yet.

We know the tricks, Its the same one employed by 6 year olds, It's just useful propaganda for useful idiots.

[u/midbetfrfr → u/RUOFFURTROLLEH]

Look what I found behind your ear! It's hunters laptop

[u/SOUTHPAWMIKE → u/RUOFFURTROLLEH]

Well it helps that their target audience has the mental capacity of your average 6 year old.

[u/JustGimmeSomeTruth → u/SOUTHPAWMIKE]

Hey now don't insult 6 year olds like that.

[u/SOUTHPAWMIKE → u/JustGimmeSomeTruth]

That's true. Most six year olds at least have a more developed sense of right & wrong.

[u/Rabid_Alleycat → u/ConnyTheOni]

Good. Then maybe they’ll be more supportive of Ukraine.

[u/Chisto23 → u/ConnyTheOni]

It already happened with Musk. Remember when electric vehicles were a bunch of pussy liberal shit that die hard alpha Americans won't tolerate? Then when he made it clear he was against liberals all of them had a stroke and now he's some genius they respect.

[u/everythingisreallame → u/Chisto23]

This is way too broad. There are a whole lot of people that still hate electric cars and are spitting out conspiracy theory’s like they’re not going to be allowed to buy gas cars anymore. 

[u/atetuna → u/ConnyTheOni]

Someone quickly write up some Ukraine aid bills and put them to a vote.

[u/ZeAntagonis → u/ConnyTheOni]

Yeah i think it’s the main gamble here….

Especially since Ukraine support is rising rn even more in regards to the dems voters with the Kursk offensive

Funy how russian propaganda was portraying Trump as a « fair » and « wise » candidate a few days agos….im really curious how they are going to spin this one out.

But hey that Russian propaganda 1984 style, confusion and disinformations.

[u/toomanymarbles83 → u/ConnyTheOni]

We've always been at war with East Asia.

[u/neuronexmachina → u/zaxo666]

Reminds me of when white nationalist Richard Spencer claimed he was "endorsing Biden": https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/white-supremacist-richard-spencer-didnt-endorse-joe-biden

How can you tell whether a white supremacist or other bad faith bigot is trolling or being genuine? There’s actually a pretty simple test: check and see whether their latest claim is consistent with everything else they’ve said on the subject before and since. 

[u/LinkleLinkle → u/neuronexmachina]

I'm honestly surprised Putin is the first major entity to go this, but not surprised that people like Richard Spencer have already given it a go. Endorsing Biden or Harris just to rub their stink against Dems feels exactly like what chicken shits like Putin and the KKK would do.

[u/proudbakunkinman → u/neuronexmachina]

I'm sure that's obvious to most here that follow politics, but I think Russia is hoping to confuse undecided voters where a top reason Democrats and those favoring Democrats have been giving for people to not support Trump and Republicans is due to Russia favoring them and they likewise are more favorable to Russia overall, especially Trump and those more aligned with him. I'm hoping few fall for this (Putin claiming to support Harris).

[u/slrarp → u/zaxo666]

Does that mean Republicans will start supporting Ukraine more?

[u/koshgeo → u/zaxo666]

"Of course we don't have anything to do with Russia. Putin himself said he prefers Harris. It's ridiculous to suggest we have these [deep, persistent, repeated, financial, demonstrated, political philosophy] connections to Russian interference. It's only another example of 'Russia, Russia, Russia", which was 'proven wrong'."

Something like that.

Putin is handing them plausible deniability excuses on the fly. Weak excuses, but that won't stop the Republicans from using them.

[u/JimiForPresident → u/zaxo666]

Putin has a history of saying the opposite of the truth. He obviously wants Trump.

[u/InternationalAd9361 → u/zaxo666]

Yea using maga logic it's ok for Russia to invade Ukraine because Putin is a strong leader according to their emperor God king trump, unless of course, Russia wants Democrats to win then they're bad.

[u/wookEmessiah → u/InternationalAd9361]

Silver lining: maybe we will get bipartisan support for Ukraine out of this.

[u/iqueefkief → u/fictionallymarried]

he endorsed bernie in 2016, just trying to pull the same bullshit. complete desperation.

[u/Zaofy → u/iqueefkief]

Yeah. The goal is fostering division and hatred. I’m not trying to „both sides bad“ this. They would obviously prefer Trump winning since he aligns far more with russian interests.

But the goal is the US (and other countries) to be focused more on domestic issues than on what Russia is doing. They don’t care with which political party win they achieve that.

[u/InvalidKoalas → u/fictionallymarried]

Exactly! Surprised this comment is so far down. I think it's pretty obvious this is retaliation for the DOJ busting the far right fake news campaigns funded by Russia.

[u/OrudoCato → u/InvalidKoalas]

Dems have a really obvious response to this: Ok then, can we all agree to find and remove all russian influence from our elections now? Wait, why are republicans still saying no, don't you want to stop putin?

[u/gramathy → u/OrudoCato]

“I’m glad Russia supports our commitment to supplying Ukraine the aid it needs to defend itself from Russia”

[u/Content-Program411 → u/gramathy]

This is the way

[u/InvalidKoalas → u/OrudoCato]

Dems can say whatever they want, Republican voters will never listen to a word they say. Faux News will run this story and there's nothing you could ever do to convince their audience that it's simply not true and it's quite the opposite.

[u/OrudoCato → u/InvalidKoalas]

Dems can still go after russians hard. For instance, allowing US weapons to be used more offensively on russian soil, going after russian propagandists in the US, etc. What is fox news going to say then, that harris is still putin's best friend? Then they'll also have to never report on dems ripping putin's influence to shreds, which is fine with me, cause what matters is that it happens.

[u/insertwittynamethere → u/fictionallymarried]

Yep, has to be. That DOJ action just embarrassed tf out of Russia and their MAGA-paid propagandists.

[u/SignifigantZebra]

The world seriously operates on impulsive children's logic

[u/DynamiteWitLaserBeam → u/SignifigantZebra]

PUTIN TO U.S.: YOUR SHOELACE IS UNTIED

[u/SGM_Uriel → u/DynamiteWitLaserBeam]

Oh, you’ve got a spot on your shirt, right here…

[u/BillohRly → u/DynamiteWitLaserBeam]

"BRATVA, STOP HITTING YOURSELF YOU ARE TURNING ORANGE"

[u/eldroch → u/DynamiteWitLaserBeam]

"Nice Democracy -- it'd be a shame if someone farted on it"

[u/blaiddunigol → u/SignifigantZebra]

I noticed a sign at a bar/cafe when I was young in the 80’s that said “If you can’t bedazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit” it’s amazing to me how much that has been true in this world.

[u/SignifigantZebra → u/blaiddunigol]

The vast majority of the world population is not educated, competent or responsible enough to use the internet 

We used to have tv commercials in thr 90s in Canada warning kids that not all you see on TV is real. And they taught the same concept to us with books and internet as it became more prevalent. 

Billions of people probably never got taught that concept . If a video or news article looks fancy enoug with enough production value. You can convince some idiots the earth is flat 

[u/PutThat_In_YourPipe → u/SignifigantZebra]

This, and older people that resisted the internet until it was ubiquitous. They entered the internet after it had matured. And while most of us learned to ignore obvious BS and the evolving tactics, Boomers jumped straight into hard mode Social Media Engineering with the naivete of a fawn because everyone told them how it easy it was to use.

They are lost and fall into every trap. I don't even see the internet they experience because they don't know how to tell what's real at all.

[u/TheBrahmnicBoy → u/PutThat_In_YourPipe]

As a computer engineering student, and now engineer, especially getting into cybersec, it's so tiring.

Most of the world is less prepared against every single tactic employed to bedazzle, confuse, bait and phish them.

[u/Mrkvica16 → u/PutThat_In_YourPipe]

Look this up: the youngest generations are as easily fooled as the boomers, maybe even more:

Compared to older generations, younger generations have reported higher rates of victimization in phishing, identity theft, romance scams, and cyberbullying. The Deloitte survey shows that Gen Z Americans were three times more likely to get caught up in an online scam than boomers were (16 percent and 5 percent, respectively). Compared to boomers, Gen Z was also twice as likely to have a social media account hacked (17 percent and 8 percent). Fourteen percent of Gen Z-ers surveyed said they’d had their location information misused, more than any other generation. The cost of falling for those scams may also be surging for younger people: Social Catfish’s 2023 report on online scams found that online scam victims under 20 years old lost an estimated $8.2 million in 2017. In 2022, they lost $210 million.

I just grabbed the first article with references, but there’s a bunch: https://www.vox.com/technology/23882304/gen-z-vs-boomers-scams-hacks

[u/mCopps → u/SignifigantZebra]

But house hippos are real. Right? Right?!?!?

[u/RomaruDarkeyes → u/SignifigantZebra]

"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin

[u/Crystalas → u/RomaruDarkeyes]

"True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country."

• Kurt Vonnegut

[u/George_Rogers1st → u/Crystalas]

I was in High School quite recently. This is the realest shit I’ve ever heard.

[u/LiberalMob → u/George_Rogers1st]

I’ve you haven’t had a chance to read Vonnegut, do it now. Everyone should have the opportunity to read Vonnegut in their 20s

[u/ChiefGeorgesCrabshak → u/LiberalMob]

Teens, 20s, 30s,...80s, etc. never too late or too early to read some vonnegut.

[u/Tazrizen → u/Crystalas]

“I understand why roosters wake up every morning screaming”- Some guy idk

[u/semibilingual → u/RomaruDarkeyes]

everyone knows someone stupid and noone think they are the stupid one

[u/GenkiElite → u/semibilingual]

It's stupid all the way down.

[u/IOwnTheShortBus → u/GenkiElite]

No, it's turtles.

[u/SteveRudzinski → u/semibilingual]

noone think they are the stupid one

I think I'm a fucking idiot. So this is literally not true.

[u/pookachu83 → u/SteveRudzinski]

Most of the smartest people I know, realize they don't know shit and call themselves dumb. On the other hand, the dumbest people I know think they know everything.

[u/drunkshinobi → u/pookachu83]

The first real sign of intelligence is realizing you don't know every thing and need to learn.

[u/Not_A_Russain_Bot → u/semibilingual]

Just had a conversation with a 30yr old who didn't know who Putin was.

[u/imfcknretarded → u/Not_A_Russain_Bot]

Stupidity and ignorance are two different things

[u/SiamesePrimer → u/imfcknretarded]

Ironically, not many people understand that.

[u/AmericaDreamDisorder → u/SiamesePrimer]

Are they stupid or ignorant 

[u/beansahol → u/imfcknretarded]

Causally linked though. Being stupid causes a lot of ignorance.

[u/ElementalRhythm → u/imfcknretarded]

I'm sure the Venn diagram of that is fascinating.

[u/Korkman → u/SignifigantZebra]

This is the sad thing here. Why does anyone even care what Putin says when it comes to voting for YOUR president in YOUR country representing YOUR party and ideology? Make your decision based on behavior and credibility of the candidates and their parties FFS.

[u/sushishibe → u/SignifigantZebra]

He’s trying to use reverse psychology now. How cute.

[u/BradSaysHi → u/SignifigantZebra]

Because we're stone age apes in a space age world. Monkey brain was built to do monkey things. Many of our societies and technologies are at odds with our nature. Doesn't help that our brains evolve a lot slower than our technology and culture currently do. Some folks would rather strictly follow their impulses over logic. The rest of us tend to blindly follow impulse on occasion, too, it's still part of the human experience.

[u/MrMudd88]

They also said they wouldn’t invade Ukraine.

[u/kaitco → u/MrMudd88]

Something tells me that this Putin bloke ought not be trusted. 

[u/Loganp812 → u/kaitco]

Idk, maybe we’re too hard on him. We should give him another chance for the millionth time. /s

[u/TheMightySurtur → u/Loganp812]

Trump believed him over our own intelligence community. Must be a stand up guy.

[u/dcoolidge → u/TheMightySurtur]

Trump saluted a NK general whilst he calls ours suckers and losers.

[u/Siray → u/kaitco]

Oh hush. Now, come look at this lovely 10th floor view...

[u/wtm0 → u/MrMudd88]

Hitler promised not to invade Czechoslovakia Jeremy, welcome to the real world…

[u/skr_replicator → u/MrMudd88]

Exactly, Putin lies just as much as Trump if not even more. Actions speak louder.

[u/Yarakinnit → u/skr_replicator]

KGB logic. Don't take blame when you can pass it on. A concept brilliantly encapsulated in the Chernobyl series.

[u/Soggy_Bid_6607]

Michael Scott level reverse psychology.

[u/Memes_Haram → u/Soggy_Bid_6607]

Only issue is that the average right wing American voter is Kevin levels of intelligence, and so will fall for it.

[u/Away-Coach48 → u/Memes_Haram]

Yeah, but at least Kevin had a heart.

[u/Memes_Haram → u/Away-Coach48]

Valid point. Kevin’s intelligence with Dwight’s emotional intelligence.

[u/Dangerous_Champion42 → u/Memes_Haram]

Kevin Embezzled from Dunder Mifflen and bought a bar without going to jail. Kevin isn't that dumb.

[u/xlinkedx → u/Dangerous_Champion42]

Kevin got super lucky that Dwight basically just fired him instead of having DM launch an investigation. His embezzlement was very obvious, and they definitely knew. At least, Oscar probably did. Dwight may have just attributed his keleven accounting as him being kinda dumb and bad at math, rather than him stealing from the company. So he just fired him for being bad at his job instead. Since they all liked Kevin as their simple teddy bear of a coworker, nobody said shit.

It's actually kinda funny that Andy went to Oscar to ask him to fudge the numbers that one time, and Kevin volunteered to do it but they just looked at him with pity, as they did not think him capable of doing it despite the fact that he has been doing it for years lol.

[u/BargleMcquargle]

How stupid do they think Americans ar... Oh wait.. no this will probably work.

[u/ffdfawtreteraffds → u/BargleMcquargle]

"Duh, I seen on Fox News that Putin is voting for Harris, duh, I knew it. Duh."

[u/darknekolux → u/ffdfawtreteraffds]

They wore T-shirts "better Russian than democrat", so which one is it?

[u/Force3vo → u/darknekolux]

What that shirt really meant was "No matter what Trump does, I'll follow him"

[u/chupathingy99 → u/Force3vo]

I've seen "I'm voting for the felon" hats, so...

[u/kalekayn → u/chupathingy99]

and yard signs....

[u/darknekolux → u/Force3vo]

Nah, it meant "I'm a fucking idiot". Speaking of Trump there will be ketchup on the wall since Putin say they are no longer BFF

[u/HalyRaller → u/BargleMcquargle]

In 2016, a coworker told me that he was voting for Trump so Russia would be on our side in World War 3.

[u/JimboAltAlt → u/HalyRaller]

While short-sighted and unhinged, that’s a more cogent reason to vote for Trump than 90%+ of the others I’ve seen.

[u/Baalsham → u/JimboAltAlt]

Except who does this guy think would even be fighting on WW3?

Since the fall of the USSR our top enemies have been:

1) Islamic terrorism 2) Russia 3) China (although this is more recent)

You can see this in terms of our weapons and the terrain/systems they were designed to fight on/against. Plus look where all the military bases are.

[u/LurkerInSpace → u/Baalsham]

To the extent they have a belief approaching any coherence about the world, they see it as an ally against China, that is otherwise being pushed towards China by sanctions and siding with Ukraine more generally.

It's a very naïve idea, and its bolstered by nonsense about Putin being a devout Christian, or Russia being a paradise of conservative morals.

[u/LNMagic → u/HalyRaller]

I think I'd rather have Ukraine and NATO if a war gets hot.

[u/sagevallant → u/HalyRaller]

The fool. Russia is 2 for 2 on changing sides during a World War.

[u/Shadeauxmarie → u/BargleMcquargle]

Is this reverse psychology?

[u/Show_Me_Your_Rocket → u/Shadeauxmarie]

I think it's to convince morons that Russia is trying to rig the election in an effort to get more people out to vote trump

[u/yoursweetlord70 → u/Show_Me_Your_Rocket]

And to convince them it was rigged if Trump loses, further destabilizing the nation as a bunch of nutjobs try to violently overturn another election

[u/Acceptable-Dust6479 → u/yoursweetlord70]

Correct. It’s further the divide

I’m convinced that so much of the “deeply divided nation” is driven by social media being manipulated by Russian bots to further drive the wedge

Right now rather r/politics is over run with Tim Pool memes to really highlight that Russia is interfering. They want us to know so that we don’t trust/listen to each other

[u/mkawick → u/Shadeauxmarie]

It definitly is.

What Putin fails to realize is that most Trump supporters already accept that Trump works with Russia (lots of business deals and loans) and some even admire thu Putin strongman persona. Rights and freedoms are not part of this because about 15% of people are simple-minded (bell curve baby) and having a strong govt means something like Putin, Xi, or Jung Un. They simply do not understand liberty, the value of non-religious education, or why voting should be a universal right; ignoring basics civics and public engagement. These numb-nuts already love Putin precisely because he is anti-Democrat and that the Democrats are opposed to him.

So this move makes sense to putin and his propaganda machine; but will only confuse those in the US who love Putin already and more than 50% of us will see it for what it is: an attempt to trick some people into voting for Trump. Only an idiot would think this in the US tho and Putin has clearly lost-his-touch.

Being old must really suck... they seem so simple-minded Trump and Putin

[u/Wreck-A-Mended → u/BargleMcquargle]

Yeah. This is about Putin preferring Kamala by calling her weak just like Trump has been trying to claim. This is so stupid.

[u/ultnie → u/Wreck-A-Mended]

To be specific, he didn't call her weak, he called democrats predictable and, allegedly, Russia would prefer that over unpredictable Trump.

[u/Alive-Gas-1706 → u/BargleMcquargle]

They smell crayons here bro. This will work. I saw it on fox, it’s true. Lmao. 

[u/kytheon]

Trump posts AI picture of Harris in communist outfit. Millions of Americans: I knew it.

It would be funny if the fate of the whole world didn't depend on some of these people.

[u/SalbakutaMasta → u/kytheon]

Didn't Elon already post one a while back?

[u/Dpek1234 → u/SalbakutaMasta]

To be fair

What hasnt elon done ?

[u/vp3d → u/Dpek1234]

Bond with his children.

[u/traws06 → u/vp3d]

Maybe he’ll be closer with his next son 6F58Hod> or whatever his name will be

[u/LouSputhole94 → u/traws06]

He’s gonna name his next kid a symbol or some shit like Prince did for a bit

[u/kevcubed → u/traws06]

I just found elon's baby name book online! He's just a loving parent who wants a unique name for his kids. /s

https://guidgenerator.com/

[u/qinshihuang_420 → u/vp3d]

Oof!

[u/Global_Permission749 → u/Dpek1234]

Decent, normal human being things?

[u/Obant → u/Dpek1234]

Hasn't tried being a respectable person.

[u/wrongwayup → u/Dpek1234]

Deliver a product on time?

[u/RedditExecutiveAdmin → u/Dpek1234]

support his own children

[u/ExpectNothingEver → u/Dpek1234]

Known the love of a mother.

[u/Stiggy1605]

"Putin's supporting Harris, Harris is a dirty commie, vote Trump to beat the Russian agenda! Make America Great Again"

I don't know what's more annoying, how transparent and obvious it is or how many people will still fall for it.

[u/Ehldas → u/Stiggy1605]

"Harris and Biden announce the release of 1,500 JASSM cruise missiles to Ukraine".

There... still supporting her, Putin? ;-)

[u/CDNChaoZ → u/Ehldas]

Just give Ukraine free rein to use the weapons they already received in Russia.

[u/SeedScape → u/Ehldas]

MAGA is in the palm of Putin's hand. Whatever goes into their shit brains will be morphed into some weird projection..

[u/Adventurous-Bill-150 → u/SeedScape]

It's honestly fascinating observing them be so openly brainwashed and having no clue they are doing the exact thing they think they are "fighting" against.

[u/Griffun → u/Adventurous-Bill-150]

You misspelled horrifying. 

[u/AmadeusWolf → u/Griffun]

It can be both.

[u/light_trick → u/Ehldas]

I was going to say, this sounds like the sort of statement you respond to exactly like that.

"I accept the endorsement of the Russian President and my platform to supply thousands of cruise missiles to Ukraine so they can more efficiently destroy the Russian military."

[u/Palachrist → u/Stiggy1605]

They don’t fall for it. They actively seek willful ignorance and intellectual dishonesty. They will, with a smile, ignore everything that gives nuance to a situation.

All the republicans that used provably Russian talking points? They disregarded it the moment it came up. Just a coincidence.

Various Republican officials that push division that took vacations to Russia under strange circumstances and times? Russias just a place you go, no American soldiers have recently been tricked into becoming essentially a political prisoner(guy was cheating on his wife/gf).

Trump only favoring dictators and bashing our allies on several occasions? I’d rather live in Russia than under a democrat!

Everytime I see a right winger trolling it blows my mind how flagrantly they toss around sex/gender topics as if they care in anyway that isn’t just malicious. They bring up pedophiles? They don’t care trump affiliated with what is likely the top pedo ring to ever exist. Women want reproductive rights? I can legally force you to carry it to term whether you die or not or we’re sexually assaulted! Gay/Trans rights? I love the derision I cause by pretending I’m incapable of understanding simple concepts but in other comments pretend to be a master of economics, food, etc.

TLDR; they will use this knowing it’s bullshit. With people like Tim pool having been JUST ousted as essentially Russian shills, Putin is too predictable.

[u/jaguarsadface → u/Stiggy1605]

First thing I thought was reverse psychology then I remembered Trumps ego -

Trump will be so pissed that he wasn’t chosen that Putin will wish Harris wins…

[u/Additional_Amount_23 → u/jaguarsadface]

“We gave Putin the opportunity to negotiate, he didn’t take it. I’m telling you, everyone here, that he messed with the wrong guy, really the wrong guy. We wanted to give him an opportunity to communicate, we sent Tucker Carlson over there, anybody remember that? Tucker’s a great guy really, the best.

Putin’s a bad man, very bad, very evil, really. What he’s doing over there is very bad and we told him to stop. America, we told him to stop and he didn’t, he’s still going. So now we’re going to send everything, guns, planes, bullets. We’re sending everything over there to get him out. You hear that everybody? We’re gonna get him out! Putin’s going to wish he never messed with us, he’s in big trouble, the biggest really.”

[u/ComplecksSickplicity → u/Additional_Amount_23]

If you told me that was a verbatim Trump quote I would believe you.

[u/StranglesMcWhiskey → u/ComplecksSickplicity]

It rambles.enpugh, but it sticks to the actual point too well. It needs to digress way further.

[u/TollBoothW1lly → u/StranglesMcWhiskey]

Not a single mention of sharks or electric boats.

[u/digitalttoiletpapir → u/Stiggy1605]

Almost too easy to counter. She can recycle almost any of US previous doctrines on Russia and give it an extra hardline nudge and make Putin look stupid

[u/VengeanceKnight → u/digitalttoiletpapir]

Or better yet, she can simply say that she supports Ukraine winning the war and express desire for Putin to be tried as a war criminal.

[u/foul_ol_ron → u/digitalttoiletpapir]

It's not aimed at people who think too much.

[u/misterpickles69 → u/Stiggy1605]

I thought these idiots were moving to some Christian enclave in Russia or something.

[u/xXprayerwarrior69Xx]

lol the president of russia is literaly telling americans that they are more dumb than a 5 yo

[u/samuraipanda85 → u/xXprayerwarrior69Xx]

Now to see how many prove him right.

[u/SignificantWords → u/samuraipanda85]

Call me Nostradamus, but all of MAGA

[u/Mysterious-Status-44]

Putin is 100% KGB and misinformation and psychological warfare are normal. This should be no surprise and we all know that trump will use this for his propaganda.

[u/skyblue90 → u/Mysterious-Status-44]

Influence Harris in public. Fund MAGA in secret. Polarize and divide. Same strategy all over Europe now too. Create internal division in the countries and weaken and extremize governments

[u/dynesor → u/skyblue90]

Absolutely. I’m convinced that Brexit happened due to a mix of Russian disinformation, dirty Russian money going to pro-brexit orgs, and a huge amount of people being so gullible and stupid that they believed all of the bullshit that was being thrown about by Farage and his cronies.

[u/Capt_Pickhard → u/dynesor]

Farage is Moscow's man in UK. LePen is his politician in France, Poilievre is his guy in Canada, and Trump is his main guy in America. Idk about the other countries.

[u/rollin20s → u/Capt_Pickhard]

100%. Farage was a Fox News regular during the brexit era. They’re all in on it together

[u/mrsbundleby → u/rollin20s]

Farage also attended Candace Owens wedding

[u/doors_and_corners__ → u/Capt_Pickhard]

We got two whole vatnik parties in Germany, AFD and BSW...

[u/thefudd → u/dynesor]

Brexit was 100% a russian psyop

[u/GonzoVeritas → u/thefudd]

Damn effective, it knee-capped the economy, decimated the City of London, ruined their import/export businesses, and the results will last for decades.

But, we in the US elected Trump, and now have half the country hating the other half, so I can't call the Brits naive without having to look in the mirror.

Putin isn't an idiot, and that's a shame.

[u/CanvasFanatic → u/Mysterious-Status-44]

I mean this is basically a 3-year-old level “psyop.”

[u/reddit_is_tarded]

wow such master strategician. He's at the one reverse level of "reverse psychology"

[u/Top-Faithlessness758 → u/reddit_is_tarded]

The worst thing, is that it will still probably have effects in some undecided and uneducated people.

[u/Buchephalas → u/Top-Faithlessness758]

It's crazy that people think world leaders are idiots for doing shit like this, this sort of thing can genuinely have an impact even minimal on dumb swing voters which coupled with other strategies could help get their result. If you've spotted the idiocy of the strategy then the dude with a hundred highly educated advisors has at least been advised of the pros and cons.

[u/Top-Faithlessness758 → u/Buchephalas]

Yeah, this. They used other more complicated methods last time, if he is doing this this time, is because at least he was advised to do so.

But what do I know really.

[u/LoganNeinFingers → u/reddit_is_tarded]

But he knows that we know that he knows that we know.

[u/elohir → u/reddit_is_tarded]

KGB super spy. He's playing 3D chess while everyone else oh he's eating the board never mind.

[u/slinkyshotz]

"It's me, your perceived villain. You know me from all the shit that I bring into the world. Yes : that shit"

"I support Kamala wink wink"

"By the ways, I thinks a foreign country should definitely weigh in on your candidates, so this endorsement was okay to make"

Dassvee done y'all!

[u/theRealPeaterMoss → u/slinkyshotz]

Dassvee done y'all

Luckily I was in between coffee sips

[u/OutlawLazerRoboGeek]

it makes sense. Their only aim is create chaos and instability in the US. So what's your move when it is revealed that you've been sponsoring low-effort conservative social media influencers for decades? Come out and endorse the liberal candidate of course. Now nobody knows what to think. Exactly what they want.

[u/PadWun]

This is toddler level reverse psychology.

"Oh nooo, please don't vote for Trump! We would absolutely HATE it if you did that!" winks at Trump

[u/lithuanian_potatfan]

This is a great chance for Harris to use this statement to promise no red lines for Ukraine and extra weapon shipments. Clearly, putin is all in-favor of it

[u/FlanneurInFlannel]

bwahahaha

[u/SuccessionWarFan]

All Harris has to do is announce this early that if she wins she'll allow unrestricted use of US weapons on Russian soil.

[u/imtoolazytothinkof1 → u/SuccessionWarFan]

Biden needs to do this today anyways.

[u/ChewsOnRocks]

Ahh yes, he supports the candidate who will continue supplying his enemy with weapons and not the one that has regularly said he thinks Ukraine should give up their lands to Russia to end the war. This definitely checks out.

[u/Rasphere]

Anyone dumb enough for this to work on is already voting for Trump.

[u/Siori777]

Looks like someone's propaganda mouth pices got caught, now he's got to throw shit against the wall till it sticks.

[u/M0rphysLaw]

The day after the DOJ shuts down a Trump supporting Russian disinformation campaign. This will change zero votes. Anyone voting for Harris today isn't going to read this and go "Oh no, I will now vote for Trump!" LOL

[u/Jskidmore1217 → u/M0rphysLaw]

It’s a counterattack to prevent the questioning some trump voters may have begun after the news of Russian interference.

[u/ShadowCaster0476]

He claims this as he is literally helping Trump win.

[u/gman5852]

The goal of Russia isn't one specific candidate but to cause political chaos and weaken American views of Democracy. We already know this. They've organized pro Trump and pro Hillary rallies simultaneously at the same spot to clash with each other.

Stick to what we know and the ploy becomes obvious.

[u/Chaotic_Conundrum]

The ol' reverse psychology trick

[u/toasterberg9000]

Putin can suck my dick.

[u/The_Titty_Whisperer]

This is such obvious bullshit designed to give the repubes ammo to deny the election results.

[u/LSTNYER]

He must have the reverse card in Uno

[u/GotMoFans]

You mean Putin is saying Russia supports Harris while putting its money in a disinformation campaign to support Trump?

[u/GoHomePig → u/GotMoFans]

Almost like he's trying to divide the country...

[u/ThE_LAN_B4_TimE]

Right after Russian agents have been found guilty of spreading information in favor of Trump for the last 8 years????? Lmao

[u/flatspotting]

This is a huge troll play by Putin and will probably work on the MAGA folks.

[u/spontaneum_]

That's pretty much the same position as from 2 years ago when Biden called Putin a crazy son of a bitch for saying that he would be more preferable than Trump for president. Pretty sure it was something about Biden being more predictable than Trump : as a matter of fact, Putin took his response as the confirmation of that idea

[u/The_Grizzly-]

Meanwhile their media is paying Conservative influencers.

[u/kants_rickshaw]

This maneuver is entirely so that everyone can say that Russia colluded with the Harris campaign to sway the election and call it "rigged"..

[u/PropofolMargarita]

Putin's shills here in the US were exposed (Tim Pool, Benny Johnson, Dave Rubin, and Lauren Chen) so now Putin has to try to pretend he's not boosting Trump. Don't fall for it.

[u/AdditionalBat393]

Of course he says that after he was caught influencing the election in the past. He hates being predictable so he is freaking out right now reaching for anything. He is a scared man right now and he should be.

[u/AHardCockToSuck]

Rule of thumb: The truth is usually the opposite of whatever Putin says

[u/OB_Chris]

Would someone just go on the internet and lie? I doubt it, he's gotta be telling the truth

[u/AnAngryBartender]

lol

Fuck off putin. We see through your bullshit.

[u/souraboutlife]

There you go Putin fanboys, vote Kamala

[u/Beneficial-Date2025]

Liar liar pants on fire

[u/strangebru]

When your one plan to get Felonious Trump elected gets found out, then you pretend to support his rival in order to help get Felonious Trump elected.

[u/No__thanx]

Tim Pool what are we supposed to do now?!?!?!?!?

[u/SomeSamples]

Didn't Putin also say they weren't planning on invading Ukraine even though Russian troops were amassing at the Russian Ukrainian border.