Very clear support. If Marine Le Pen is very discreet about the current American campaign, Éric Ciotti, who accompanied her during the legislative elections, has made his choice. As expected, the president of the Union of Deputies of the Human Rights Union shows his preference for the former head of state in a very close race for the White House.
“Donald Trump will be able to better resolve the conflict in the Middle East and Ukraine. The Democrats were not capable of doing so. They allowed chaos to flourish for their own interests,” the Alpes-Maritimes elected official said on Wednesday. Radio Sud.
Trump, “protector” of Israel
Kamala Harris, opponent of the Republican candidate, and the former US head of state have, however, many points in common on the policy they wish to pursue in the Middle East, from the demand that the conflict between Israel and Hamas end to their opposition to an agreement to normalize relations between Israel and its neighbors.
However, their two approaches differ on certain points. Donald Trump assures that Israel’s security depended directly on him. In September, speaking before representatives of the Jewish community, he presented himself as the “protector” of Israel and declared that the country would cease to exist if the Democrats won the elections.
Kamala Harris, for her part, rather defends the United States’ alliances with Middle Eastern countries to pressure Israel and Hamas to reach an agreement. The Americans have historical allies in this region, starting with Saudi Arabia and Türkiye, currently at odds with Washington.
If the two candidates hope for a quick end to the conflict, Kamala Harris insists on a ceasefire while Donald Trump emphasizes an Israeli victory.
Bardella, fan of the former president’s “patriotism”
With his words, Éric Ciotti follows in the footsteps of the head of the RN, Jordan Bardella. The MEP praised Donald Trump’s “patriotism” on Tuesday and said he valued his defense of a “form of American pride.”
If Donald Trump’s speech, with its protectionist and anti-immigration overtones, has everything to please the RN, the love story never took place between the billionaire and the far-right party.
Marine Le Pen tried to meet him in New York in 2017, waiting for hours in a cafe at the foot of Trump Tower, without success. It must be said that his team had tried for weeks to organize a meeting, without success.
Le Pen distances herself
In November 2016, he was one of the first political figures to welcome Donald Trump’s victory. And since coming to power, Marine Le Pen has cited these elections several times as an example, as well as the “yes” victory in the British referendum on Brexit.
But a few days before the first round of the presidential elections in April 2017, Donald Trump explained that “I didn’t know her.” Since then, Marine Le Pen no longer mentions the former president in her speeches or interviews. The head of the RN deputies finally largely distanced himself from him at the end of 2021, following the assault on the Capitol in Washington by his supporters.
During the last race at the Elysée, Éric Zemmour was in favor. The two men spoke at length by telephone in February 2017.
This year, Sarah Knafo, his partner and European deputy under the colors of her Reconquista party, went to Florida to attend a commemorative event in memory of the victims of the October 7 attacks attended by Donald Trump.
Source: BFM TV
