Even as some of his most loyal defenders jump ship, there is at least one constituency President Donald Trump can count on for support — Russian state media.
According to a translation from Daily Beast columnist Julia Davis — who monitors Russian State media — the analysts on the show The Evening With Vladimir Solovyov went wild for the Trump tariffs.
Among those to praise him was political scientist Dmitry Kulikov, who lauded Trump for wanting “to break everything” and mused that “It looks like the end of the global system is coming, the global system that is about fifty years old.”
“The price of goods will certainly go up in the United States,” Kulikov predicted. “The old political and economic global system is practically dead.”
Host Vladimir Solovyov added, “Trump destroyed the trust” — and called for a statue to be built in his honor.
“A monument should be erected to him,” Solovyov said. “This was a major blow to the system of capitalism …I think he deserves at least a Sutulov medal.”
According to Davis, a “Sutulov medal” is not as prestigious as it might sound, but rather “a gag gift”
“A well-known Russian expression that describes a worthless award that is given by a master to his servant,” Davis wrote at the Daily Beast.
More on Trump Tariffs
- Trump Tells Americans to Stop Panicking as Markets Plunge: ‘Don’t Be Weak! Don’t Be Stupid!’
- Joe Kernen Brutally Roasts Trump Adviser Over Tariff Policy Amid Global Financial Panic: ‘Universally Derided’ as ‘Non-Serious’
- Reporter Asks Trump Straight-Up If He’s ‘Crashing the Markets on Purpose’ on Air Force One
- ‘Black Monday!’ CNBC’s Jim Cramer Says Trump-Fueled Stock Market Plunge Could Be ‘The Big Kahuna!’
- Maria Bartiromo ‘Would Not Be Surprised’ If Market Turns Around TODAY as World Fears ‘Black Monday’
- Elon Musk Splits From Trump Over Tariffs, Openly Torches His Top Officials: ‘Ain’t Built Sh*t’
Whether Solovyov wants a fake award or a real one given to Trump, the state media host made clear he very much approves of Trump’s economic policy.
“To deliver this kind of a blow, well done, old man!” Solovyov said.
Watch above, via Russian Media Monitor.
