A Russia state media outlet has sparked outrage for airing Melania Trump’s nude photographs on live television as a tribute to her husband winning the 2024 election.
The disparaging display was aired on 60 Minutes on the Russia-1 network, the country’s most-watched television channel, showing pictures of Melania from a photo shoot with the British GQ in 2000.
The news clip, which was shared on X by Russian Media Monitor creator Julia Davis, begins with anchor Yevgeny Popov saying the former first lady is prepping to return to the White House after Donald Trump‘s election victory.
As Popov speaks, a large television screen behind him and his co-anchor and wife, Olga Skabeeva, shows a clip of Trump and Melania together at one of the president-elect’s rallies.
However, the clip quickly cuts to an image of Melania from her GQ shoot.
“Here’s how Melania looked like in the year 2000,” Popov said as a nude image of the former first lady appeared on the screen.
Popov goes on to describe each image of Melania in detail.
“The future first lady lies on top of furs in a negligee,” he says.
“Inside […]
I’ve always wondered if Putin has gotten a hold of the Epstein photos? Those are the gold mine. The evidence of how the rich and powerful really live.
From Kamala Harris, Jill Biden, Michelle Obama, and Hillary Clinton, we get this. A former sex worker who wore a designer coat that said “I don’t really care”, lives in a golden palace, and still hasn’t really learned English. Some role model for girls. But I guess this is the image of “womanhood” that MAGA wants all the way.
Dear Mother Russia eats her own and those who become part of the family. It has been so since long ago and so it is after the collapse of the Soviet Union and rise of the current iteration of kleptocracy. Himself was drawn to Russia because all he knows in his heart is gold/money/wealth and prestige offered by the imperial court. I have no doubt that he is intimately engaged with them and has benefited over many years. None of this matters to most of his cult as who cares about Russia? What is that anyway, a drink?