That’s a big deal. That’s a very big deal,” Trump said of the conviction and sentencing of the far-right leader Marine Le Pen in France.

Le Pen and officials in her party, the National Rally, were found guilty of misusing European Parliament funds.

Could the National Rally retaliate in parliament by attempting to bring down the fragile coalition government?

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's conviction and resulting prohibition from running in the 2027 presidential election was a "very big deal." A French court on Monday barred Le Pen from running in the 2027 presidential election after she was convicted of embezzlement.

President Trump weighed in on French far-right leader Marine Le Pen being barred from seeking office for five years after being convicted of embezzlement, telling reporters that it is a “very big

Far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for political office for five years after being found guilty of embezzling European Union funds, in a politically explosive ruling that has shattered her hopes of winning France’s 2027 presidential election.

After the far-right leader was found guilty of embezzlement and barred from running for office, her supporters cried foul. Was justice served or politicized?

US President Donald Trump offered support for far-right French leader Marine Le Pen after she was convicted of embezzlement and likened her legal woes to the prosecutions he faced before retaking power.