A West Australian councillor has endorsed and congratulated Vladimir Putin on his election win during a bizarre appearance on Russian state television.
In a video published on Russian state media, Port Hedland man Adrian McRae congratulated Mr Putin on his “transparent and comprehensive” victory.
I probably shouldn’t be amused by this, but I am. I find humor in both ends of this story.
On the Australian end, a small town of 15k people voted in a conspiracy loon to their council. On the Russian end, the most prominent western political entity they could drum up for their propaganda was a dude from a remote outback town who wasn’t even sworn in as local councillor, yet.
I wonder how the council will react when he does finally get home? I expect he’ll get pounced upon by the media when he lands in Australia. This circus hasn’t run its course, yet.
Get your popcorn here folks