You might be inclined to think national security advisor Michael Flynn resigned his office amid scandal Monday evening, but according to Russian government-owned RT America, he merely “retired.”

The tweet was savaged by those journalists who don’t answer to the Kremlin.

Having nothing left to accomplish, Flynn returns to a grateful nation satisfied in a job well done. https://t.co/B6hJ1bn9os — Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) February 14, 2017

“Retires.” Russian TV still has Flynn’s back. https://t.co/xrUsWeEoid — Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) February 14, 2017

I once “retired” from a waitress job after throwing a drink in an asshole’s face. https://t.co/IAL9s168pd — shauna (@goldengateblond) February 14, 2017

This is the Russian propaganda version of parents telling their kid that the family dog “went to live upstate on a big farm.” https://t.co/dmM0epBqi3 — Dennis Mersereau (@wxdam) February 14, 2017

LOL. Russian propaganda network says Gen. Flynn “retires.” As if he simply turned 65 and decided he wanted to live in Palm Springs. https://t.co/qd5FLHzeOv — Russell Drew (@RussOnPolitics) February 14, 2017

He took the job but then realized he was getting old. This is the be-all-end-all of propaganda tweets. https://t.co/GCs9CBIUFa — David Freddoso (@freddoso) February 14, 2017

The tweet was later deleted, and the story the tweet linked to has been updated with the more accurate “resigns” verbiage.

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