Media falsely accused Ukrainian immigrant and military veteran of being a ‘Russian CEO’
Earlier this week, dozens of mainstream media outlets falsely claimed U.S. military veteran Roman Sharf was a “Russian oligarch” after he bought a pair of signed Donald Trump sneakers at an auction.
In a video posted to social media, Sharf exposed the media lies about him and set the record straight.
It turns out, the Trump supporter and shoe collector is actually an immigrant from Ukraine who legally came to America when he was 13 years old!
See the following screenshot for a small sample of the mainstream media outlets that called Sharf a Russian CEO, from the New York Post to The Economic Times.
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Left-wing activist Ed Krassenstein issued an apology on Tuesday for contributing to the false allegation Sharf was a Russian CEO, writing:
“Kudos to Roman Sharf, the man who paid $9,000 for a signed pair of Trump Sneakers, for taking the high road. Yesterday, a huge portion of the mainstream media, in addition to bloggers, social media pundits, and the like (including myself) misreported that @romansharf was a ‘Russian CEO.’ It turns out that he’s actually from Ukraine, which was part of the Soviet Union. He’s a US military veteran, and American. I want to apologize for my mistake, and I hope the rest of the media does as well. I also hope Roman accepts my apology.
Sharf politely accepted Ed’s apology.
The rare high-top Trump sneakers sold out just hours after launching at Saturday’s Sneaker Con in Philadelphia.