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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe soldiers in that Trump Russian plane Ad
The soldier on the right looks like he is carrying a Russian AK-12 and the one cropped off the left looks like an AR-15.
Can we be sure these are American troops?
Gun aficionados please chime in.
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The soldiers in that Trump Russian plane Ad (Original Post)
edhopper
Sep 2020
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dchill
(38,594 posts)1. Probably just a well regulated militia...
... training with the Russians.
Klaralven
(7,510 posts)2. Caption is "Support OUR Troops". Doesn't say "Support American Troops".
These are probably the special forces hidden in the underground tunnels.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,947 posts)3. It's a stock photo from Shutterstock, and the rifle is an AK-74.
Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies in Moscow, confirmed that the planes are Russian MiG-29s, and also said the soldier on the far right in the ad carries an AK-74 assault rifle.
The Trump Make America Great Again Committee is run by both the Republican National Committee and the campaign. Most of the low-dollar and digital donations raised by the committee goes to the campaign.
The image in the ad is a stock photo available on Shutterstock.com with the title Military silhouettes of soldiers and airforce against the backdrop of sunset sky. The creator of the image, named BPTU, says they are based in Andorra, but did not respond to a Facebook message.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/14/trump-ad-asks-people-to-support-the-troops-but-it-uses-a-picture-of-russian-jets-414883The Trump Make America Great Again Committee is run by both the Republican National Committee and the campaign. Most of the low-dollar and digital donations raised by the committee goes to the campaign.
The image in the ad is a stock photo available on Shutterstock.com with the title Military silhouettes of soldiers and airforce against the backdrop of sunset sky. The creator of the image, named BPTU, says they are based in Andorra, but did not respond to a Facebook message.
edhopper
(33,651 posts)4. Thanks
So Russian MiGs and Russian troops.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,947 posts)6. Yup, because they were too cheap to produce their own photo
and too ignorant and lazy to research what was in the one they probably found in Google Images.
Lock him up.
(6,955 posts)5. They don't even "try" to Hide theiR tRea$on
now... OVER 200,000 VICTIMS and COUNTING
When will IT$ "losers" n "suckers" wake up?
When will IT$ "losers" n "suckers" wake up?
Sogo
(5,013 posts)7. Truly disgusting.
Johnny2X2X
(19,253 posts)8. They're Russian troops
Saw a marine on another board call out the equipment they are wearing/holding, it's standard Russian gear.