The soldiers in that Trump Russian plane Ad

[edhopper]

The soldier on the right looks like he is carrying a Russian AK-12 and the one cropped off the left looks like an AR-15.

Can we be sure these are American troops?

Gun aficionados please chime in.

[dchill]

1. Probably just a well regulated militia...

... training with the Russians.

[Klaralven]

2. Caption is "Support OUR Troops". Doesn't say "Support American Troops".

These are probably the special forces hidden in the underground tunnels.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. It's a stock photo from Shutterstock, and the rifle is an AK-74.

Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies in Moscow, confirmed that the planes are Russian MiG-29s, and also said the soldier on the far right in the ad carries an AK-74 assault rifle.

The Trump Make America Great Again Committee is run by both the Republican National Committee and the campaign. Most of the low-dollar and digital donations raised by the committee goes to the campaign.

The image in the ad is a stock photo available on Shutterstock.com with the title “Military silhouettes of soldiers and airforce against the backdrop of sunset sky.” The creator of the image, named “BPTU,” says they are based in Andorra, but did not respond to a Facebook message.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/14/trump-ad-asks-people-to-support-the-troops-but-it-uses-a-picture-of-russian-jets-414883

[edhopper]

4. Thanks

So Russian MiGs and Russian troops.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Yup, because they were too cheap to produce their own photo

and too ignorant and lazy to research what was in the one they probably found in Google Images.

[Lock him up.]

5. They don't even "try" to Hide theiR tRea$on

now... OVER 200,000 VICTIMS and COUNTING

When will IT$ "losers" n "suckers" wake up?

[Sogo]

7. Truly disgusting.

[Johnny2X2X]

8. They're Russian troops

Saw a marine on another board call out the equipment they are wearing/holding, it's standard Russian gear.