Tucker Carlson under fire for backing Brazil Bolsonaro riot
Fox News host Tucker Carlson has come under renewed fire on social media after he claimed Brazil’s presidential election was “very clearly a rigged election” and expressed sympathy with rioters who stormed government buildings.
The right-wing host said the mobs of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who rioted at Brazil’s presidential palace, Supreme Court and legislative body, were frustrated and angry as they knew “democracy has been hijacked in Brazil”.
“Consider what is happening tonight in Brazil,” he said.
Carlson, who interviewed Mr Bolsonaro in June last year, called the current leftist Brazilian president “a convicted criminal”.
This was an apparent reference to the 12-year sentence on corruption charges against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that the country’s Supreme Court had thrown out in 2021.
“Thanks to what was very clearly a rigged election, a convicted criminal – Lula da Silva – is now the president of the most important country in South America. Millions of people in Brazil understand exactly what happened. They know that their democracy has been hijacked, possibly forever.”
Carlson did not provide any evidence for his claims of the election being rigged.
Several Brazilian and American nationals called out the right-wing anchor for making claims without any evidence and said his views on the channel are a “menace to international security”.
“Outside of Donald Trump, is there anyone in this country who has done more harm to truth, decency, and democracy these past seven years than,” said former US congressman Joe Walsh.
It’d be interesting to see which cross connections in the past join up Trump and Bolsonaro, is it the Russians, Chinese, various mega-corps? And why isn’t Bannon already behind bars, he’s been found guilty on many counts.
Mostly Water Premium Member over 1 year ago
Someone please tell me why Jair Bolsonaro is in Florida? Like Trump, he is a traitor to his country.
Radish the wordsmith over 1 year ago
How do you say “Hang Mike Pence!” in Brazilian?
GOGOPOWERANGERS over 1 year ago
Im sure republicans will be cheering destruction of another country due to their hands
Radish the wordsmith over 1 year ago
Tucker Carlson under fire for backing Brazil Bolsonaro riot
Fox News host Tucker Carlson has come under renewed fire on social media after he claimed Brazil’s presidential election was “very clearly a rigged election” and expressed sympathy with rioters who stormed government buildings.
The right-wing host said the mobs of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who rioted at Brazil’s presidential palace, Supreme Court and legislative body, were frustrated and angry as they knew “democracy has been hijacked in Brazil”.
“Consider what is happening tonight in Brazil,” he said.
Carlson, who interviewed Mr Bolsonaro in June last year, called the current leftist Brazilian president “a convicted criminal”.
This was an apparent reference to the 12-year sentence on corruption charges against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that the country’s Supreme Court had thrown out in 2021.
“Thanks to what was very clearly a rigged election, a convicted criminal – Lula da Silva – is now the president of the most important country in South America. Millions of people in Brazil understand exactly what happened. They know that their democracy has been hijacked, possibly forever.”
Carlson did not provide any evidence for his claims of the election being rigged.
Several Brazilian and American nationals called out the right-wing anchor for making claims without any evidence and said his views on the channel are a “menace to international security”.
“Outside of Donald Trump, is there anyone in this country who has done more harm to truth, decency, and democracy these past seven years than,” said former US congressman Joe Walsh.
Flashaaway over 1 year ago
It’d be interesting to see which cross connections in the past join up Trump and Bolsonaro, is it the Russians, Chinese, various mega-corps? And why isn’t Bannon already behind bars, he’s been found guilty on many counts.