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Folks left and right have been showing their surprise at Vladimir Putin’s lack of retaliation to President Obama’s actions against Russia and its diplomats, but Trevor Noah knows to read between the lines when it comes to such things. The Daily Show host knows that having to stay in Russia is likely punishment on its own, making Putin’s lack of action a little more sinister. Not only that, but inviting the diplomat children to the Kremlin for Christmas? Also not all its cracked up to be for Noah, pointing out the cameras and tape recorders you’re likely to find stuffed into the gifts found under the tree.
Of course, all of that is just humor. Noah isn’t reaching for a new conspiracy within Russia and his words aren’t being misconstrued as fact. There’s no fake news here, despite the fact that The Daily Show is described as a “fake news program.” That doesn’t mean Russia’s lack of retaliation isn’t something to raise an eyebrow at. It once again provides a few signs that the nation and its leader are big fans of Donald Trump, calling back to the president-elect’s tweet praising Putin’s ‘delay’ on the matter.
Trump seems to be repaying the favor at the moment, delaying his reported intelligence briefing on the Russian hacks and taking a few shots at the intelligence community in the process. The entire situation just seems like two pen pals waiting to finally meet, with the only catch being each will be the leader of a major world power by that point.
(Via The Daily Show)