Russian- and Chinese-controlled media are mocking the United States over former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Thursday indictment, with both countries using the opportunity to criticize the country’s political system.
In an article from Russian news organization RT published on Friday, the indictment is described as evidence the U.S. has become a “reality TV show.”
“The US political system now resembles a reality television show, and with Trump’s indictment on Thursday by a Manhattan grand jury, viewers should cringe at how vulgar and obnoxious the program has become,” the article says. “In fact, if it were a scripted soap opera, it would be too unbelievable and tacky for daytime TV audiences.”
The article also criticizes the country’s political polarization, calling the charges against Trump “political revenge.”
“Team Soros has set a perilous new precedent by using the criminal justice system to take out a political rival,” the article states, referring to the Manhattan district attorney, who brought the charges and who is funded by globalist billionaire and Democrat donor George Soros. “It’s the behavior of a banana republic, and there’s really no turning back.”
The article also takes aim at the U.S. media for their coverage of the indictment, accusing them of “hyping and spinning” the story to further their own agenda.
Meanwhile, an article also published Friday from China’s Global Times describes the indictment as evidence of the “systemic dysfunction” and “chaos” within the American political system.
The article takes a derisive tone towards America, stating that “the US risks sinking into disorder” and that the indictment reveals the “ever fiercer partisan struggles” in the country.
It also criticizes the United States’ use of “political and legal tools” to attack opponents, stating that “politics of retaliation has become routine,” referring to DA Bragg’s overt crusade against Trump.
According to the article, the U.S. has “apparently failed to learn from” the events surrounding the January 6, 2021 unrest at the U.S. Capitol.
The U.S. has been “unable to fix the systemic dysfunction that led to the riot,” citing the “increasingly fierce partisan fight in the last few years.”
Both articles use Trump’s indictment as evidence of the United States’ political dysfunction and polarization, with Russia and China apparently using the opportunity to attack the country.
They may serve as an indication of how the world is beginning to perceive the United States less as a superpower and more as a vulnerable nation in decline.
