“People say, "He's the most popular guy in Russia." I say: "Yeah, I'd be popular too if I owned NBC."”

—  George W. Bush

As quoted in "Is Putin Popular?" https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/is-putin-popular-c/ (2018), by Jay Nordlinger, National Review
2010s

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