Putin Swears He’s Backing Kamala Harris—Because of Her Laugh
Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia is rooting for Kamala Harris in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, citing her “fascinating” laugh as why he preferred her over his longtime sycophant Donald Trump.
One day after the U.S. charged Russian state media executives and restricted Kremlin-linked broadcasters for allegedly trying to influence the election, Putin answered a question about the U.S. election at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia with a wry smile, saying that his “favorite candidate” was Joe Biden.
Putin had said earlier this year, in an apparently ironic comment, that he preferred Biden over Trump for being a more predictable "old school" politician—but now that he was out of the race, he said he would back Harris.