And finally… acting the goat

Augustus Sol Invictus, a Libertarian Party candidate for the US Senate, became centre of a media storm in Florida after the allegations went public.

They were first made by the chairman of the Libertarian Party of Florida, who has resigned in protest of Invictus’s selection as a candidate.

The Libertarian Party, with nearly 400,000 members, is one of the best-known US political parties outwith the Republicans and Democrats.

Adrian Wyllie, now ex-chair of the Florida chapter, claimed Invictus is a “self-proclaimed fascist” who promotes “a second civil war”.

He added: “He is the absolute exact opposite of a Libertarian.”

The goat sacrifice was apparently made after a week Invictus spent fasting and praying in the Mojave Desert.

Invictus told the Orlando Sentinel: “I did sacrifice a goat. I know that’s probably a quibble in the mind of most Americans.

“I sacrificed an animal to the god of the wilderness … Yes, I drank the goat’s blood.”