Trump says France should 'free' Marine Le Pen as he offers support
President Trump offered support to French far-right leader Marine Le Pen after a Paris court earlier this week convicted her of embezzling European Union funds.
U.S. President Donald Trump offered support to French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Thursday after a Paris court earlier this week convicted her and two dozen figures from her National Rally (RN) party of embezzling European Union funds.
A judge handed Le Pen an immediate five-year ban on running for office that will bar her from the 2027 presidential election unless she can get the ruling overturned on appeal beforehand.
The judge is now under police protection after facing death threats, a source told Reuters on Wednesday.
Le Pen, RN allies and her supporters accused the trial judges of interfering in democracy. French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou told lawmakers on Tuesday that he “unconditionally supported” the judiciary.
In a Truth Social post late on Thursday, Trump called the case against Le Pen a “Witch Hunt” while praising the far-right leader.
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