So I took this photo yesterday of two guys from Delaware, Ohio at a Trump rally. Learn more about them here. https://t.co/nEPZFvdCS0 pic.twitter.com/kzdcwWtXfm

— Jeremy Pelzer (@jpelzer) August 5, 2018

COLUMBUS, Ohio—A picture of two Ohioans in matching shirts at a Donald Trump rally last weekend has caught fire on the Internet.

The cleveland.com photo features James T. Alicie and Richard M. Birchfield, two friends from Delaware, Ohio, in T-shirts saying “I’d Rather Be A Russian Than A Democrat” during Trump’s rally in southern Delaware County on Saturday evening.

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Asked about their shirts, Alicie - who did most of the talking - said he didn’t understand why Trump is getting so much criticism about Russia when Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama weren’t similarly scrutinized.

“Russia would be a lot better off being our friend and ally than an enemy,” Alicie said.

Asked what he would tell Democrats, Alicie said, “To jump on board this train and give him a chance.”

To that, Birchfield said: “Amen.”