Russian State TV Mocks Donald Trump Supporters As 'Not Very Smart Primitive People'

[Tom of Temecula]

Donald Trump supporters have been brutally mocked on Russian state-controlled TV, with one commentator branding them "not very smart primitive people."

The comments were made during Friday's edition of the primetime Meeting Point show which is broadcast by NTV, a network owned by state-controlled energy giant Gazprom. Newsweek emailed representatives of Donald Trump's presidential campaign for comment on Saturday. The former president remains by far the frontrunner in the race to be the GOP candidate for the White House.

A 52-second clip, complete with English-language translation, was shared on X on Saturday by Ron Filipkowski, editor-in-chief of self-styled 'pro-democracy' media outlet Meidas Touch. So far, it has received more than 913,000 views.

In the video, Maxim Yusin, a Russian journalist and political commentator, says: "The majority of people who vote for Trump are not very smart primitive people with whom you need to talk like this, with cliches and dumb slogans." The remark triggers laughter from other members of the panel, one of whom goes on to describe Trump supporters as "rednecks" and compares them to villagers who cry out for money.

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[no_hypocrisy]

1. I'd say that's obvious, but not particularly perceptive.

[Joinfortmill]

2. Russia seems to be bashing Trump since Tucker Carlson interviewed Putin. What's with that?

[speak easy]

3. 1. They assume Trump will lose; or

2. They want to hose down speculation that Trump will be their man in the White House.

[peppertree]

5. I suspect they no longer trust Cheeto

Vlad seems to have finally learned what everyone who's ever dealt with Trump has long known: that loyalty is a one-way street with that one.

What's more, they probably no longer think he can win.

[Walleye]

8. I think they've decided on some kind of reverse psychology

So the magas can say, “you see Putin really wants Biden to be president”

[EYESORE 9001]

10. Perhaps poot is 'just not into' the dotard any longer

He probably expected better from the orange menace when he was polluting the Oval Office with his foul stench.

[ificandream]

11. I'm wondering if it's a little psychology ...

You know Russia would be happier with Trump. Maybe they figure by dissing Trump, Americans will get pissed enough to vote for him. The interesting thing is to see if Trump will say anything about this. Probably nothing, though.

[BeyondGeography]

4. Whatever gave them that idea?

[JHB]

6. Pegged'em, but that's "water is wet"-level difficulty, so no applause.

Of course, US mainstream media isn't willing to state the obvious, so scornful slow-claps for them.

[C_U_L8R]

7. Idiots. But useful idiots.

For Russia and Putin.

[rainin]

9. It's probably enough for them that they own congress and all the important secrets have been shared

and the misinformation / chaos machine is already in full swing so the reigns are loosening in Russia so people can say what they want

[republianmushroom]

12. They have a better grasp of it then the US media, by a long shot.