Trump Calls Polls 'Fake' and Brazil's Presidential Election 'Disgraceful'

[Anchor]

With five days left until the midterm elections, U.S. President Donald Trump is continuing his campaign by touring battleground regions. President Trump also openly expressed dissatisfaction with the results of the Brazilian presidential election, which was won by President Lula.

Kim Hyunwoo reports from New York.

[Reporter]

U.S. President Donald Trump criticized this presidential election in Brazil as a disgraceful election.

He stated that the defeat of candidate Bolsonaro, whom President Trump himself supported, is a humiliating event for Brazil.

[Donald Trump / U.S. President : The results of the Brazilian election were disgraceful. Just look at the stock market. The Brazilian stock market has plummeted to the bottom.]

He avoided giving a direct answer when asked whether he recognizes Brazilian President Lula as the winner.

[Donald Trump / U.S. President : (Will you speak with President Lula?) We'll see. I think the election outcome was disgraceful. You're talking about Brazil, right?]

President Trump previously claimed that the results of the Brazilian presidential election appeared to have been rigged, and candidate Bolsonaro, who lost the election, headed to the United States with his family following his defeat.

With five days remaining until the midterm elections, President Trump visited South Carolina, a traditional Republican stronghold, to campaign in support.

This is because a sense of crisis has grown as the Democratic Party candidate has mounted a fierce pursuit in an area where the Democrats have not produced a senator in nearly 30 years.

[Donald Trump / U.S. President : In politics, you never know. So you have to go out and vote. There are only a few days left until Election Day. Everyone here, go out and vote.]

President Trump claimed that opinion polls showing unfavorable results for the Republican Party are fabricated and that the numbers were made up.

As survey results continue to emerge showing his approval ratings dropping to their lowest levels and the Republican Party's control of even the Senate at risk following the House, he appears to be pouring all his efforts into preventing his support base from defecting.

(Video Shooting: Lee Hee-hoon, Video Editing: Choi Jin-hwa)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.