In Russian media, Davis notes, Trump is often mocked and ridiculed. But that doesn’t mean they want to see him impeached or removed from the White House. In fact, they like seeing him in the White House because they believe that what is bad for the United States is terrific for Russia.
“Russian experts, government officials and prominent talking heads often deride the American president for his Twitter clangor, haphazard approach to foreign policy, clownish lack of decorum, and unfiltered stream of verbalized consciousness,” Davis explains. “But all the reasons they believe Trump ‘isn’t a very good president’ for America are precisely their reasons for thinking he is so great for Russia.”