04-22-2017, 12:16 AM
Obama phones Macron, which he does not call an endorsement.
Then Trump apparently endorses Le Pen.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/794965/french-election-2017-donald-trump-marine-le-pen-polls-results
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/21/donald-trump-wades-french-election-apparent-endorsement-marine/
"She's the strongest on borders and she's the strongest on what's been going on in France," Mr Trump said. "Whoever is the toughest on radical Islamic terrorism, and whoever is the toughest at the borders, will do well in the election."
US presidents typically avoid weighing in on specific candidates running in overseas election. But Mr Trump suggested his opinion was no different from an average observer, saying: "Everybody is making predictions on who is going to win. I'm no different than you."
This following his endorsement of Erdogan's successful referendum.
Then Trump apparently endorses Le Pen.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/794965/french-election-2017-donald-trump-marine-le-pen-polls-results
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/21/donald-trump-wades-french-election-apparent-endorsement-marine/
"She's the strongest on borders and she's the strongest on what's been going on in France," Mr Trump said. "Whoever is the toughest on radical Islamic terrorism, and whoever is the toughest at the borders, will do well in the election."
US presidents typically avoid weighing in on specific candidates running in overseas election. But Mr Trump suggested his opinion was no different from an average observer, saying: "Everybody is making predictions on who is going to win. I'm no different than you."
This following his endorsement of Erdogan's successful referendum.