Trump Offers $1 Million Voter Fraud Reward, Questions Brazil Result & Backs Netanyahu

US President Donald Trump announced a $1 million reward for information leading to arrests and convictions over alleged voter fraud, while questioning Brazil’s presidential election result and praising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s vote.

In separate remarks, Trump also hit back at former president Barack Obama, who had mocked his White House renovations by comparing the decor to a Cheesecake Factory restaurant.

The statements came as the United States approached its November 3 midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress and shape the prospects for Trump’s legislative agenda.

$1 MILLION REWARD OVER VOTER FRAUD

In a Truth Social post, Trump said the reward would cover information concerning previous elections and the upcoming midterms. Payment, he said, would depend on the arrest and conviction of those responsible.

“Anybody reporting Voter Fraud in the past Elections, or the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election, will be paid $1,000,000 upon the arrest and conviction of those that created the Fraud!” he wrote.

The post did not identify a specific case or present evidence of wrongdoing. It also did not explain who would fund or administer the reward.

All 435 House of Representatives seats and roughly one-third of Senate seats are contested in the midterms, alongside numerous state and local offices.

BRAZIL RESULT DRAWS UNSUBSTANTIATED ALLEGATIONS

Speaking to reporters in Andrew, Iowa, Trump alleged that Brazil’s presidential election appeared rigged after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated Flavio Bolsonaro in a run-off.

“I didn’t take sides, but it looked like another rigged election, frankly,” Trump said, describing the process as a “terrible look for the world”.

He did not substantiate the allegation in the remarks.

Asked whether he intended to take action, Trump said: “I’m not running Brazil, I’m running the USA.”

He added that he had a good relationship with Lula but questioned the vote-counting process, referring to an unspecified extension without explaining his objection.

“I like Lula. I get along with him very well. I just think it had a very bad look, the election, the way it was tabulated,” he said.

Lula, meanwhile, thanked voters for returning him to office and described the result as a victory for Brazilians seeking a more just, sovereign and democratic country.

PRAISE FOR NETANYAHU

Trump also reiterated his support for Netanyahu as Israelis prepared to vote on Tuesday.

“He’s done a very good job as Prime Minister under very trying conditions,” Trump told reporters.

He dismissed suggestions that Netanyahu had pleaded for his endorsement.

The Israeli election comes amid conflict and debate over national security, the military conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews and the country’s political future.

Former Israel Defense Forces major Ariel Averbuch told ANI that voters’ immediate concerns about safety, military recruitment and the direction of the country would help determine the outcome.

WHITE HOUSE RENOVATIONS SPARK OBAMA ROW

Trump’s exchanges extended to Obama, who used a midterm campaign appearance in Ohio to ridicule changes to the White House.

Obama mocked the ballroom project, alterations to the Rose Garden and Trump’s enthusiasm for gold decoration.

“He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory,” Obama said.

Trump defended the work, saying the building had needed repairs and that skilled artisans had restored its exterior.

“I’ve taken care of the White House. I’ve fixed it with the finest artisans in the world,” he said, alleging that previous administrations had neglected cracked plaster and deteriorating paintwork.

“The White House is a symbol of America, and it has to be maintained properly,” Trump added.

He said Obama’s comparison “just shows why he was a lousy president”.

With inputs from ANI