Newsom's Press Office Slams 'DISGUSTING' Use Of U.S. Soldiers To Roll Out Red Carpet For Putin

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press account slammed President Donald Trump’s use of U.S. soldiers to roll out and clean a red carpet meant for Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Attached to the post was an image of U.S. soldiers on their knees rolling out the red carpet for Putin’s arrival in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday for a summit with Trump about the war the Russian president started with Ukraine.

“DISGUSTING,” the post added.

The red carpet is cleaned before President Donald Trump steps from Air Force One, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, before meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

via Associated Press

The meeting between the two world leaders accomplished little for Trump, who ― despite spending the day heaping praise on the dictator and sharing a private ride with him in Trump’s presidential limousine ― failed to reach an agreement with Putin to end the war in Ukraine.

The Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, acknowledged on Telegram the significance of rolling out the red carpet for the accused war criminal.

“For three years, they have been reporting that Russia is in isolation, and today they saw the red carpet laid to greet the Russian president in the United States,” she wrote.