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Trump Says Russia's Medvedev Should 'Watch His Words'
Above: Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and former President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow, Russia, in December 2021. Image copyright: Contributor/Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
President Trump, with all his grace and charm, has threatened Russia's Medvedev, calling him a failed president and to watch his words. But Medvedev, another prolific social media poster, is only likely going to respond and this is going to get worse and worse.
Pro-Trump narrative
Who does Medvedev think he is, speaking to the president of the U.S. like this? He'd better start watching his language, as this is a very dangerous game in which he does not want to be playing.
Pro-Russia narrative
If Trump wants to call Russia and India's economies "dead" when they're some of the biggest in the world, then so be it. Perhaps Trump would be better advised to think back to some of his favorite zombie movies and think of the dangers of the walking dead — a metaphor for those dead on the inside who sleep themselves towards an apocalypse.