President Donald Trump lectured critics and the media on civility after pipe bombs targeting high ranking Democrats were intercepted by law enforcement.
The United States Cyber Command is now keeping an eye on individual Russian operatives in an effort to deter them from interfering with the upcoming midterms. This is the first public cyber operation by the US to protect the country against Russian election meddling.
President Donald Trump praised GOP Rep. Greg Gianforte from Montana for attacking a reporter. Trump appeared to celebrate the actions of Gianforte during a campaign rally in the state saying “any guy that can do a body slam is my guy.”
Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was accused of illegal campaign practices — allegedly, he would have allowed and encouraged sympathetic businessmen to pay for and spread defamatory messages on WhatsApp about his adversary and his party.
President Donald Trump has managed to raise over $100 million to support his bid for re-election in 2020. This is a huge financial advantage over potential contenders from the Democratic Party.
Bolsonaro has been called the “Brazilian version of Donald Trump” because of his far-right political stance, but even in light of several alarming racist, homophobic and fascist statements, the candidate leads the polls. Oliver explains how this is happening and why he thinks Bolsonaro “is a terrible human being.”
