The news that President Joe Biden would not run for re-election caused a stir not only in America, but also in Russia, where pro-Kremlin propagandists are kicking up a fuss about what it would mean for their beloved Donald Trump.

Appearing on Mondayā€™s broadcast of a state TV show 60 Minutes, State Duma member Oleg Matveychev complained that Bidenā€™s move is a disaster for Trumpā€™s election chances. ā€œHe is left without any trump cards!ā€ Matveychev said. ā€œPreviously, he could easily attack Bidenā€™s health, now he has nothing left to attack. More than that, attacking Biden at this point would be seen as inappropriate and rude.ā€

ā€œNow theyā€™re switching to [Vice President Kamala Harris] and are trying to attack her, but nothing new will stick to her,ā€ Matveychev added. ā€œBringing up the fact she is not quite white will only activate her electorate.ā€

Russian state TVā€™s coverage of Harrisā€”which is a carbon copy of what is playing on Fox Newsā€”was largely limited Monday to attempts at mocking her laughter.

Matveychev said that Bidenā€™s departure from the race rendered the previous agenda obsolete. Discussing the age of the U.S. president or an assassination attempt against Trump is now yesterdayā€™s news, he argued.

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    5 months ago

    Everyone is focused on the content, but Iā€™m here to appreciate the title of this article. The journalist must have been waiting a long time to bust out the alliteration