>> Soviet news outlets don’t have any credibility with normal people in the West <<
Well, I dunno. Seems like they are very popular with many FReepers.
Oh, yes, the Russo-philia. It’ll pass after they go through rehab. ;-)
One can support the President without sucking up to the paid Russian trolls, who also pushed for Hillary while slandering Trump in other social media.
When I hear “Soviet news outlets”, I think “CNN, NYT, WaPo...”