NPR noted similarities in use of the tactic by Putin and Trump, "it's no less striking that while Putin's Russia is causing the Trump administration so much trouble, Trump nevertheless often sounds an awful lot like Putin".
NPR melihat kesamaan antara penggunaan taktik ini oleh Putin dan Trump, "ketika Rusianya Putin mengobrak-abrik pemerintahan Trump, Trump sendiri seringkali terdengar seperti Putin."