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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Left: President Donald J. Trump arrives on stage during CPAC Conference 2024 at Gaylord National Resort Convention Center in Washington DC. Right: Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Russia, Moscow.

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Viral Politics

“The incompetence is astounding”: White House says Trump-Putin notes left in hotel printer were just a lunch menu—here’s what was on it

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Left, Donald Trump; Center, Vladimir Putin; Right, Elon Musk

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“This will hurt Trump a lot”: Russia offers Elon Musk an escape amid his rocky relationship with Trump

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Two panel screen with Trump on left and Putin on right.

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Trump fans furious he called out Putin for striking Kyiv: ‘Zelensky caused this’

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

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‘Why would you post this?’: Biden’s team leans into him calling Zelensky ‘Putin’ for some reason

Jared Moskowitz(l), Jared in Putin Mask(r)

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‘What nonsense’: Florida lawmaker riles conservatives by coming to Biden impeachment hearing in Putin mask

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Trump claims he’s getting ‘a form of Navalny,’ compares his trials to imprisonment, death of deceased Russian dissident

Conspiracy theorists blame everyone but Putin for Navalny's death

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‘It helps the cause’: Conspiracy theorists posit U.S. killed Navalny to help build support for $60 billion Ukraine aid bill

David Covucci is the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications. He is particularly interested in hearing any tips you have. Reach out at dcovucci@thedailydot.com.

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Putin’s Q Drop

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Putin trolls Tucker Carlson for his softball questions, says he’d prefer Biden to Trump in latest remarks to press

Tucker Carlson cites famous excuse used to defend Italian dictator while praising Putin's Russia

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Tucker Carlson cites famous excuse used to defend Italian dictator while praising Putin’s Russia

Valentines of Kim Jong-Un and Vladimir Putin

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Nikki Haley turns Trump’s past comments into Valentine’s Day ‘Love Letters’  to world dictators

Hillary Clinton rebukes Tucker Carlson's Putin interview, calling him a 'useful idiot' of the Kremlin

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Hillary Clinton calls Tucker Carlson Kremlin’s ‘useful idiot,’, says he laps up Putin ‘like a puppy’

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‘Mr. Carlson is not correct’: Kremlin fact-checks Tucker on ‘interview’ claim harder than Fox News ever did

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Seb Gorka loses entire fan base for saying Tucker Carlson is doing ‘KGB PR’ by interviewing Putin

Tucker Carlson's visit to Moscow fuels rumors of possible Putin interview

Tucker Carlson’s appearance in Moscow fuels rumors of upcoming Putin interview

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