— This is simply a very crucial matter," said Trump, asked about Convicting the leader of the far right in France. “I know all about it, and many people thought that she would not be convicted for anything. And I don't know if that means conviction, but she's been excluded from moving for 5 years, and she's a leading candidate. That sounds like this country. Sounds very like this country. “He added.
Earlier, a spokesperson for the State Department of Tammy Bruce referred to the case, which recalled the February speech of Vice president J.D. Vance in Munich "in defence of freedom of speech and opposition to the exclusion of people from the political process".
“As the West, we cannot just talk about democratic values [...]. Disfellowshipping people from the political process is peculiarly worrying due to the aggressive and corrupt legal run being waged here in the United States against president Trump," said the spokesperson. — We support the right of all to express their views in public, whether we agree with them or not. “ She added.
Bruce questioned the name of the writer who asked her. He called Le Pen the leader of the far right.
Marine Le Pen convicted
The Paris court ruled a four-year prison conviction on Monday, including 2 suspended, for the leader of the utmost right-wing Marine Le Pen for embezzlement of public funds. He besides issued a five-year ban on her seeking public positions, which will be enforced immediately.
This means that Le Pen, who has applied 3 times for the office of President, will not be able to run in the 2027 presidential election unless the court of higher instance has given her a favourable ruling. The proceedings in higher courts are in France from respective months to respective years.
