Russia & RT accused of election meddling again
US President Donald Trump is en route to Minnesota, the home state of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar. Because of the president’s tweets, Omar says she’s getting more death threats than ever before. Code Pink founder Medea Benjamin and conservative commentator Steve Malzberg join In Question to unpack the controversy. Fighting continues in Yemen, pitting Islamic State and Al-Qaeda against each other. Former Pentagon official Michael Maloof discusses the rivalry with RT America’s Manila Chan. As support for populist anti-EU parties is on the rise, RT is facing new allegations of meddling. A journalist from the Guardian has claimed the Russian government is colluding with former White House advisor Steve Bannon, who is behind fundraising for the recently launched Brexit Party that is putting up candidates for the upcoming European Union election. RT’s Charlotte Dubenskij has more.