Trump used Russian jets in his ads last week

[JHB]

4. I won't rule out intentional, but lazy and incompetent is a better bet

His people are used to just using stock photos and very much not used to checking things.

Need a cool photo of troops, or a ship, or planes? Run a search on ShutterStock and use the first thing that comes up that works for what you're doing. Pay any attention to what the photo actually shows? Nope.

Not that winks to the dictator Cool Kids he wants to be part of would be off-brand for Trump, but what's even more on-brand is flashy image through low-quality execution. So, it's a toss-up, leaning "incompetent."

But I must say, after years and years of conservatives berating Democrats and liberals for lack of familiarity with military equipment, terminology, and customs, it's kinda satisfying to turn that back in their faces.