Trump on Brazil's election as Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in the U.S.

Name: Trump on Brazil's election as Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in the U.S.
Uploaded: 2026-10-29T00:00:00-04:00
Duration: 55 s
Description: Flávio Bolsonaro lost Brazil's presidential runoff, declared himself the rightful leader and flew to the U.S. on a visa, and President Trump weighed in. The Bulwark, C-SPAN and NTD News answer the same two questions.

Flávio Bolsonaro lost Brazil's presidential runoff, declared himself the rightful leader and flew to the U.S. on a visa. President Trump weighed in. We asked two questions: What happened in Brazil's election? What's the verdict? Each answer below is a short excerpt from The Bulwark (left), C-SPAN (center) and NTD News (right), in their own words. C-SPAN and NTD News both show President Trump, on different days: NTD News on Oct 28 and C-SPAN on Oct 29. One story, three takes. You decide.

What happened in Brazil's election?

From the LeftThe Bulwark · JVL
…after losing the election this weekend, has fled the country.
on Flávio Bolsonaro
Source, 0:44.20-0:48.95
CenterC-SPAN · President Trump
…I thought the election was a very great embarrassment to the people of Brazil.
Oct 29
Source, 0:06.65-0:11.15
From the RightNTD News · President Trump
But I won't get involved. It was a very strange election, that's for sure.
Oct 28
Source, 0:14.40-0:17.90

What's the verdict?

From the LeftThe Bulwark · JVL
…allow criminals to have a 50-50 shot at becoming president.
Source, 1:45.66-1:50.10
CenterC-SPAN · President Trump
I thought it was a very disgraceful situation for Brazil.
Oct 29
Source, 0:32.85-0:37.85
From the RightNTD News · President Trump
But when I see something that's inappropriate, I bring it up.
Oct 28
Source, 0:32.15-0:36.25

Trump calls Brazil's election "a very great embarrassment to the people of Brazil" after Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost the runoff and declared himself the rightful leader, arrives in the U.S.