The French Far Right’s Awkward Dance Around Trump

Why Le Pen’s National Rally is distancing itself from the U.S. Republican Party.

A person walks by a wall with graffiti that shows Le Pen and Trump, along with the words "PRIDE IN Prejudice." September 16, 2025, 10:50 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

MARSEILLE, France—Martin, a 26-year-old teacher in the southern French town of Carpentras, firmly supports the far-right National Rally (RN) party. He voted for Marine Le Pen, the party’s figurehead, in both rounds of the 2022 presidential election as well as the RN candidate in the first round of last year’s legislative elections.

When it comes to U.S. President Donald Trump, however, he has more mixed feelings.

MARSEILLE, France—Martin, a 26-year-old teacher in the southern Fr

See Full Page