Putin Calls Russia's Mastery Of All Internet Convincing Him Trump Will Win In 2024 "Greatest Comedy Bit Of All Time"

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared the global recognition of his country's full control of the internet as the "greatest comedy bit of all time."

Widely recognized as the supreme rulers of all things online due to their witty and comedic maneuvers in coordinating an online effort to aid Donald Trump's campaign efforts, Putin lauded his country's work as unparalleled comedy.

"Everyone understands that no one on earth possesses more control and authority on the internet than Russia," Putin said to a small crowd of Kremlin officials during a meeting on Monday. "Our hilarious undertaking to help Donald Trump win the American presidency will no doubt be remembered as the greatest bit of comedy in the history of the world. I couldn't be more proud of our country and our people."

Russian efforts to assume complete control of the internet's most popular sites were revealed last week when chat messages and documents were leaked from Russian internet powerhouse Task Force Rusich. They outlined plans to aid the Trump campaign by encouraging a shifting of U.S. funds used to assist Ukraine and instead focus on domestic issues affecting America.

"These Russians are the ultimate pranksters!" said one internet user. "They have complete dominance over all of the major internet sites like Reddit and Twitter. Everyone knows this. And, of course, only master comedians could manipulate the internet well enough to get Trump elected again. Brilliant!"

At publishing time, multiple Reddit users were reportedly suspended for explaining that Russia did not dominate the internet.