Mao Tse Tung

Trump’s ‘paper tiger’ jab at Russia echoes Mao’s propaganda against the US

Trump's mocking of Russia’s military powers and calling the country “a paper tiger,” prompted the Kremlin to push back
“You’re four years fighting a war that should have taken a week,” Trump said of Russia’s war with Ukraine. “Are you a paper tiger?”

By AP · 05 October 2025