Trump’s Election Fraud Crackdown Just Got A Lot Bigger; Brazil Election Twist; Hegseth Sounds Alarm

Hello all you freedom-loving people. More immigrants were charged across five states for election fraud, and President Trump is offering a million dollars to whoever can expose more. Lula was declared Brazil's winner, but Bolsonaro is challenging the last-minute two-hour voting extension. And Hegseth warns that Confucius Institutes are back, but under new names. So who replaced them, who funds the network, and how deep does it reach into American schools? Okay, let's get into it. Today, the Justice Department announced charges against 48 immigrants in connection with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crimes. The cases stretch across five states, including Pennsylvania, California, Florida, New York, and Nevada. Most of those who are charged are accused of voting in federal elections, and nearly all of them are lawful permanent residents. But one defendant, Alfredo Santiesteban, is an illegal migrant from Cuba. Sant'Esteban voted in the 2024 presidential election. Each count of voting by an alien carries up to a year in prison and the possibility of a fine. Pennsylvania prosecutors also charged Arthur Kopacz, who is a lawful permanent resident from Poland. Kopacz is accused of voting in the 2022 midterms and again in the 2024 election, but he pled not guilty. And California accounts for 28 of the defendants, with 11 of them having been arrested. Among them is Marcela Nasrin Gonzalez, who is a lawful permanent resident from Mexico. She allegedly registered to vote in 2020 while indicating that she was a U.S. citizen. She then allegedly voted in elections in 2022, twice in 2024, and again in 2025. But not every case is just about casting a ballot. Other legal permanent residents are accused of registering to vote illegally and then lying about it in their application to become naturalized U.S. citizens. In the Central District of California alone, 13 defendants face felony charges, including false statements in a naturalization application. In one of those cases, FBI agents found evidence that Carlos Antonio Galeas, who is a Honduran national, checked the box for I am a U.S. citizen on voter application forms according to his charging papers. Glias later allegedly checked a box on his naturalization application, saying that he had never claimed to be a citizen and he had never registered to vote. Two other defendants from the Philippines and India allegedly registered on the day of the November 2024 general election, and they voted that very day. And one Mexican national allegedly voted in three U.S. elections, with the most recent being the June 2026 primary. Meanwhile, six lawful permanent residents in Florida face election-related charges, including an Ecuadorian national who allegedly voted in the 2022 and 2024 federal elections. And in New York, two of the three defendants admitted to federal agents that they voted in the 2024 election, knowing that they were not U.S. citizens. And now it may become much easier for law enforcement to prosecute those who are guilty of voter fraud. Before the official announcement, President Trump told reporters today outside a noisy airplane hangar that he will be offering a special bonus for anyone who reports election fraud. I'm also going to be issuing a million dollar bonus or reward or whatever you want to call it, for anybody that reports voter fraud leading to the arrest and conviction of somebody, we're giving that person a million dollars. And now Washington is being scrutinized for having non-citizens voting in state and federal elections, with over 400 already identified from a small sample. Through our investigation, we have confirmed with high confidence that non-citizens are voting in the state of Washington in federal and state elections. Thus far, we have identified over 400 non-citizens who have voted in Washington, and many of them have voted multiple times. That means we have identified over 1,500 ballots illegally cast. This is not the full number of non-citizens who have been voting in Washington. This is only the tip of the iceberg. With a small sample that we have collected so far, I'm confident that we are looking at thousands of non-citizens who have been voting in Washington. Because of the limitations the state has placed on our investigation, we have only been able to uncover a fraction of the total number. Washington has refused to share the complete list of registered voters with identifying information. We are having to do this essentially one person at a time. So let me explain our methodology. DHS has obtained publicly available lists of registered voters in Washington. Those lists are compared with DHS information to identify registered voters who are not citizens. This is extremely labor-intensive and requires several layers of checks to confirm we have the right person. We then further investigate to see if that person actually cast ballots in Washington. Brazil's electoral authority said yesterday that the leftist president, Lula da Silva, won re-election in Brazil's presidential runoff. They said that he defeated right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro. According to Brazil's electoral court, with 100 percent of the vote counted, Lula had won 51.8% of the total vote with a lead of nearly 4.4 million votes over rival Bolsonaro. The election process was nail-biting and it has become controversial. In the first round of voting on October 4th, Bolsonaro received 47.03% of the vote while Lula received only 45.16%. He was trailing by approximately 2.23 million votes. Trailing in the first round, Lula adjusted his campaign strategy, appealing to young voters by emphasizing social welfare, democratic values, and improving people's livelihoods. Meanwhile, Bolsonaro focused on strengthening public safety and lowering food prices. Lula also pledged to expand social welfare, including a 15% increase in benefits under his flagship welfare program, and this measure has already been implemented. The proposal for free public transportation nationwide on weekends, however, still needs to be submitted to Congress for consideration. But on the day of the runoff election, the voting hours were extended by two hours at the last minute. Bolsonaro has subsequently refused to concede defeat. Bolsonaro pointed out that Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin's decision to extend the voting deadline from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. was abnormal and unacceptable. It amounts to changing the rules of the game while the game is in progress. He accused Lula's friend on the Supreme Court of being behind the decision. This is because Zanin had served as Lula's lawyer and he was later appointed by Lula to the Supreme court. But actually, both candidates had requested an extension of voting hours, but for different reasons. Lula's campaign requested the extension due to problems with shuttle buses transporting voters in São Paulo and Salvador. Bolsonaro's campaign made the same request, citing heavy rains in the southern regions that had affected voters' ability to cast their ballots. However, by the time the decision to extend voting hours reached many polling stations, it was past the original 5 p.m. cutoff time. Some stations had already closed and finished counting votes. At a polling station in Rio de Janeiro, the electronic voting machine shut down and could not be restarted, causing chaos at the site. And it's still unclear exactly how many polling stations remained open after the scheduled closing time. So it's safe to say that this election was full of uncertainty until the very end. The Brazilian Supreme Electoral Court subsequently clarified that only polling places where voting had not concluded by 5 p.m. could remain open. According to media reports, Zanin did not issue his order until the bell signaled the end of voting at 5 p.m. As a result, in the pro-Bolsonaro precincts that closed on time, the electronic voting machines had already been permanently locked. Meanwhile, in Lula's strongholds the precincts had not yet closed and they continued to accept ballots until 7 p.m Brazil's president of the Superior Electoral Court Justice Cassiano Nunes Marques said that there was absolutely no rule that allowed the voting to continue an extra two hours he ruled the preliminary decision given after the voting closing time generated difficulties in the electoral process. There were no regulations authorizing any extension. Never in the history of the TSC has there ever been any extension. It would not be possible in a few hours to form a judgment with certainty that no side effects, especially in the technological aspect arising from a court decision, would significantly impact the vote count. According to reporter Malu Gaspar, court officials were almost unanimously opposed to the ruling. This is because many polling stations had already closed, the machines could not be restarted, and the vote count was forced to halt. Fernando Nacer, a professor of election law, warned that if the margin of victory is very narrow and evidence shows that polling stations in districts with strong support for a particular candidate were open for longer, the election could be declared invalid. so Bolsonaro announced that his team would seek to overturn the election. Bolsonaro also said that the results could not be explained, and he questioned why Zanin would grant what he called an outdated request from a former partner. He argued that Zanin, who is not a member of the Superior Electoral Court, bypassed Brazil's specialized election courts by issuing his decision at 5.01 p.m. But according to the Brazilian outlet Folha, Bolsonaro has not presented any evidence to support his allegations. Still, Ricardo Machado, a professor at the Federal University of Ceará, suggested that Bolsonaro has two possible legal paths. He could push for a technical audit to determine whether unequal voting conditions affected the outcome or he could bring an abuse of power case through the electoral court's inspector general which could lead to Lula's disqualification. Speaking of which today Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Bolsonaro to surrender his passport and barred him from leaving Brazil. In a video that was published on social media Bolsonaro stated that federal police officers approached him on the street to serve the travel restriction and demand his documents just after he had left a visit with his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro denied any intention of fleeing the country and confirmed he would comply with the passport seizure while legally challenging the ruling. This election has also captured the attention of the United States. Bolsonaro is a political ally of President Trump, and if elected, he is expected to strengthen cooperation with Washington while Lula emphasizes Brazil's sovereignty and diplomatic autonomy. Lula served as president from 2003 to 2011 and he was imprisoned from 2018 to 2019 after being convicted of corruption but the conviction was later overturned and he returned to power in 2022 after defeating former president Jair Bolsonaro who is the father of Flávio and he is now the incumbent president of Brazil. Leonardo Barreto the co-founder of the consulting firm Think Policy offered his explanation for the reversal of the final election results. He believes that today people must choose between two options. One is change, which inevitably brings some unease. The other is the familiar path, which guarantees certain rights. Given that conservative forces gained ground in the concurrent congressional elections in Brazil, Lula's future administration could face strong checks and balances. Reuters reported that on October 4th, Brazil elected its most conservative Congress since the restoration of democracy in the 1980s. Bolsonaro's Liberal Party and its allies could hold more than 280 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and up to 50 seats in the Senate. If these parties continue to cooperate, they will hold a majority in both chambers. Oliver Strunkle, a professor of international relations in São Paulo, believes that the new Congress may further limit the president's powers if Lula stays in power. Lula could face challenges regarding Supreme Court nominations and from the formation of a cross-party coalition, and he may even face impeachment. Economic issues could be another major challenge for Lula in his second term if he indeed has one. Reuters noted that the Brazilian government forecasts economic growth of just 2.3% for 2027 and public debt has exceeded 82% of GDP reaching its highest level since the pandemic. High interest rates and rising household debt have also raised concerns. In recent years, several right-wing candidates in Latin America who share President Trump's views have won consecutive elections. With Lula's apparent re-election, Brazil and Mexico, the two most populous countries in the region, could continue to be led by center-left governments. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that the Pentagon designated Confucius Institutes as a national security threat. Confucius was an outstanding educator and philosopher in ancient China. The core of his philosophy was benevolence and ritual propriety. He advocated using moral and ethical principles to educate people to purify their hearts and to inspire their inherent goodness. His golden mean philosophy has influenced subsequent generations for over 2,000 years. However, during the Cultural Revolution launched by the Chinese Communist Party in China, Confucius was trampled upon and denounced, and his philosophy was thoroughly rejected. Cultural relics and historic sites at the Confucius Temple were vandalized, and Confucius' tomb was smashed and his statue was destroyed. However, in the 21st century, the Chinese Communist Party, which had previously criticized Confucius and his ideas, has taken a U-turn and set up Confucius Institutes around the world. In 2004, Beijing began to establish Confucius Institutes on American university campuses, which in turn partnered with kindergarten through grade 12 public schools to establish roughly 500 Confucius classrooms. Between 2006 and 2019, the CCP spent at least $160 million on paper to establish these Confucius Institutes and Confucius Classrooms in the United States. So is the CCP really investing so much money in promoting Confucius ideas and Chinese culture in America? No, not at all. Throughout the CCP's history, cultural propaganda has held a very special place for its leaders. It is a political tool that the CCP uses to maintain its rule, as well as a secret weapon for infiltrating other countries. The Confucius Institutes established by the CCP have absolutely nothing to do with Confucius. These Confucius Institutes do not teach authentic traditional Chinese culture, but rather they teach the CCP's Red Culture, disguised as Chinese culture. The goal is to spread communist ideology throughout the world and to rule the world through communist ideology. In August of 2020, the State Council designated the Confucius Institute headquarters as an overseas mission of the Chinese Communist Party. Its purpose is to advance Beijing's global propaganda and malign influence campaign on U.S. campuses and in K-12 classrooms. And the CCP doesn't just export Confucius Institutes to the United States. Its long arm also reaches across the globe. As of July 31st, 2020, 541 Confucius Institutes and 1,170 Confucius classrooms had been established in 162 countries worldwide. And because the Confucius Institutes have strong political overtones, they have faced growing opposition from countries around the world in recent years, including the United States. Amid strong opposition from the U.S. Congress, nearly all Confucius Institutes in the United States were shut down and the issue appeared to have been resolved. But as the National Association of Scholars documented in a 2022 report, some of the institutes survived by changing their names or by transferring their operations to third-party organizations with innocuous names. Jennifer Richman, the Deputy Director of Education and National Security, who was also an education advisor and a China expert at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies cited an example in an op-ed that she wrote for The Hill in late May she cited the Center for Bridging Cultures which is a K-12 education non-profit that is based in Virginia just outside the nation's capital this center brings Chinese teachers into U.S. classrooms and it organizes exchange programs for students and administrators to visit China, and it collaborates with CCP authorities and universities. Richmond pointed out that although Virginia's Center for Bridging Cultures has not been explicitly identified as a variant of the Confucius Institute, public evidence suggests a continuity between the two. The Center for Bridging Culture was established in 2021 at a time when U.S. universities were closing Confucius Institutes on a large scale. And the executive director of the center is Gao Qing, and he is the longtime director of the Confucius Institute U.S. Center. And the Confucius Institute U.S. Center, according to the State Department, is the de facto headquarters of the Confucius Institute Network. Center for Bridging Culture is a tax-exempt non-profit organization that is not required to publicly disclose donor information. Therefore, we have no way of knowing whether the Center for Bridging Culture has received donations from the CCP. However, the website of the Beijing Language and Culture University, which is under CCP control, does list the Center for Bridging Cultures as one of its global institutes. The website refers to it specifically as filling the role that the Confucius Institutes once played. In Richmond's article, it says that over the last two decades, the Beijing Language and Culture University had made itself into the leading sponsor of Confucius Institutes. It served as the partner of 29 of them across the globe from the U.S. to Nepal. It also won recognition multiple times as one of the Outstanding Confucius Institute Chinese Partners of the Year. To understand the inner workings of the Center for Bridging Cultures, it's best to review the three annual Form 990s that it fills out with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service for 2022, 2023, and 2024. Although these forms do not disclose the donors' identities, they show that the Center for Bridging Cultures received more than $2.5 million in donations. And Hegseth said that the Confucius Institutes have undergone a transformation and returned to U.S. universities. 80 new propaganda outposts have emerged at 30 universities. The Department of War has taken action over the past two months to dismantle the organizations involved. This ties in with a news story from a few days ago. Last week, the U.S. Department of War announced that preliminary security audits of 30 U.S. universities have been completed. This resulted in the termination of over 80 related collaborations. These more than 80 terminated cooperative projects are simply Confucius Institutes in disguise. These Chinese government-backed propaganda cultural programs had infiltrated our nation's universities in almost every state. Now, thankfully, Congress banned them a few years ago, these Confucius Institutes. But they came back disguised in new forms, just like DEI does. Just call it a different name. Well, the Department of War has taken action to stop this as well. We added these sleeper organizations to our list of institutions that threaten our national security. It turns out that 80 new propaganda cells across 30 universities had popped up using different names and different charters, but with the same mission to steal intellectual property and to infiltrate the minds of American students. So at the Department of War, within the last two months, we have systematically dismantled every single one of these organizations using the leverage that we have here at the War Department. But how can the Department of War become involved in university affairs? It transpires that the National Defense Authorization Act empowers the Department of War to do so. The Act provides it with the necessary funding and responsibility for conducting national security reviews. If these universities wish to apply for funding from the Department of War, then they must pass a national security review. Take MIT as an example. One of the top five sources of campus research funding in 2025 was the Department of War. Others included HHS and the Department of Energy. The funding from the Department of War accounts for around 15%, so it's clear that funding from the War Department accounts for a very significant portion of the budget. In addition to MIT, Johns Hopkins, Georgia Tech, and the University of Texas at Austin are also in dire need of funding from the Department of War. The Department of War has requested that all universities assess whether relevant collaborations jeopardize sensitive research or research that is subject to export controls and terminate such collaborations if necessary. If institutions fail to implement the required corrective measures, then it may affect their ability to continue receiving federal research funding in the future. Over the years, the U.S. Congress has passed a series of laws restricting the use of defense funding for Chinese language instruction at Confucius Institutes and for providing funding to universities that host Confucius Institutes. A bill passed in 2018 restricts the use of defense funding for Chinese language instruction that is provided by Confucius Institutes. The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act further stipulates that, as a general rule, Department of War funding shall not be provided to universities that host Confucius Institutes. The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act further expands the definition of Confucius institutes to include programs that receive funding or support from the China International Chinese Language Education Foundation or the Center for Language Exchange and Cooperation under the Chinese Communist Party's Ministry of Education, as well as cultural institutions that are funded by the Chinese Communist Party authorities. Hegseth warns that any country that attempts to steal American inventions or to incite American youth to oppose their own country should take this as a cautionary tale. He also called on universities to remain vigilant and prevent these forces from infiltrating campuses again. And that's a wrap for this episode. Thank you so much for your support of Front Page. Please remember to leave a comment below the video or just an American flag emoji. This is really helping us to be seen all around the world. the more people who watch FrontPage, the more freedom-loving people the world will have. And please hit the like button and hit the notification bell after subscribing. And please share this video with your friends and family because everybody deserves to know the truth.