A similar opinion was publicly expressed on social media by medical professional Roberts Furmanis. “Politicians' presence in crisis and emergency situations is critically important, however, yesterday's/today's fooling around with chainsaws in hand, wandering under trees in semi-military uniforms, and other showy behavior is already greatly exaggerated,” he writes on X. Politiķu klātbūtne krīzes un ārkārtas situācijās ir kritiski svarīga, taču vakardienas/šodienas māžošanās ar motorzāģiem rokās, klīstot zem kokiem pusmilitārās formās un citādi izrādoties ir krietni pārspīlēta.— Roberts Fūrmanis (@dr_furmanis) August 23, 2026