News · moment 7 of 18
Prigozhin in a Polo Shirt: Delusions of Redemption
from Prigozhin Eras Tour | The Tim Dillon Show #358 · #358
2 min
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Tim reads an article noting Prigozhin's shift from tactical gear to a polo shirt and mom jeans, mocking his belief that his 'brand equity' would save him.
- Article about Prigozhin's aborted mutiny against Putin in June and Putin's televised threat of punishment for traitors.
- Tim puzzles over why Prigozhin didn't disappear after the failed coup—he came back to Russia and started taking photos.
- If Prigozhin had fled to Africa, he might have bought himself time before Putin's people killed him anyway.
- Prigozhin spotted wearing a polo shirt and mom jeans instead of his usual camouflage and tactical gear.
- Tim riffs on Prigozhin's logic: he got famous trying to overthrow the government, so now he's doing glamour shots to protect his brand equity.
- There's got to be equity in this brand—the delusional thinking of a man who nearly toppled Putin and is now posing in St. Petersburg.