Ex-Malawi President leads NDI-IRI election observation mission to Nigeria
The International Republican Institute, IRI, and the National Democratic Institute, NDI, have announced the deployment of a joint international election
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The International Republican Institute, IRI, and the National Democratic Institute, NDI, have announced the deployment of a joint international election
The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) have announced the deployment
Under the graphic “Exporting Extremism,” PBS News Hour host Geoff Bennett set the table to compare right-wing extremists in the U.S. and Brazil in the opening moments of Wednesday evening’s show: “And the attack on Brazil's government by a far-right mob raises concerns about how extremism in the U.S. has spread abroad.” Journalists can make connections between the Trump camp and Brazil's ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro. As usual, though PBS was using January 6 to smear the entire Republican Party:
Scenes of Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters storming Brazil’s capital were eerily reminiscent of the Jan. 6 insurrection almost two years to the day. Both attacks were inspired by lies of election fraud, but the ties between the two are deeper. Former President Trump and the defeated Brazilian leader share allies and a playbook. Ruth Ben-Ghiat joined Laura Barrón-López to discuss.
While the insurrectionists failed to overturn President Joe Biden’s election victory, it was a defining moment not only in the United States, but internationally. Images of a mob attacking the symbol of American democracy, seemingly emboldened by words by the then-president, resonated with autocrats and the global far-right and shocked the U.S.’ closest allies.