‘FREE MARINE LE PEN!’ Trump lodges defense of convicted French far-right icon – POLITICO

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday expressed his vehement support for French far-right politician Marine Le Pen, with a withering tirade against the court decision that knocked her out of the running for French president.

“The Witch Hunt against Marine Le Pen is another example of European Leftists using Lawfare to silence Free Speech, and censor their Political Opponent, this time going so far as to put that Opponent in prison,” Trump wrote in a long post on Truth Social.

Despite Trump’s assertion, Le Pen will not serve any time behind bars. While she was sentenced to a four-year prison term, two years were suspended and the other two would be served under house arrest. However, her prison sentence has been put on hold as the appeals process plays out.