Steve Bannon is calling on the Trump administration to cut diplomatic and trade ties with Brazil, Gazeta do Povo reports. In a Monday episode of his show War Room, Bannon described Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's re-election as a "theft" and called his government illegitimate. He said Secretary of State Marco Rubio should speak out first, then the president.
STEVE BANNON: The Secretary of State and the President need to come out now, cut off diplomatic relations, and shut down everything with Brazil.
— Bannon’s WarRoom (@Bannons_WarRoom) October 26, 2026
No trade, nothing. This is an illegitimate Marxist globalist government.
If you don’t think this election stealing is coming here,… pic.twitter.com/89R5DoG9I6
The president has since weighed in himself. Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews before a flight to a Mississippi rally, Trump called the result "another rigged election, frankly," and said "it looked very bad to me," offering no evidence, the Boston Globe reports. "Elections have to be indisputable," he added.
.@POTUS on the election in Brazil: "It looked like another rigged election, frankly. I didn't take sides, but it was a terrible look fo
