Samuel Samson, a political appointee, made the explosive recommendation as Le Pen eyes the presidency in 2027, two State Department officials tell POLITICO.
  • ddplf@szmer.infoEnglish
    11 months

    Isn’t she disqualified from the next presidential race due to corruption trial?

    • MadMadBunny@lemmy.caEnglish
      11 months

      Yes. like the US, France had one job; where the US failed, France succeeded.

      • BestBouclettes@jlai.luEnglish
        11 months

        She’s out of the race for now, but we’re not safe from her cronies. Far from it.

  • Hotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    11 months

    This is not only aimed at France as we can see, for example, here:

    Renaming the EU, Dismantling the Commission: Polish, Hungarian Illiberals Seek U.S. Backing - [March 2025]

    As the Trump administration advances The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 agenda, the influential conservative think tank is forging closer ties with illiberal forces in Poland and Hungary to shape its stance on the European Union.

    And it doesn’t only come from the West:

    Marriage of Convenience: How European Far-Right and Far-Left Discovered China - [January 2025]

    Some European far-right and far-left political parties have discovered an unlikely area of convergence: a degree of alignment with China. While not universal across the ideological spectrum, certain parties and individuals within both groups have leveraged overlapping arguments to challenge the more critical stance adopted by several EU members and the European Commission toward Beijing. This emerging alignment, though nuanced and varied in intensity, holds potential implications for EU-China relations and the broader political dynamics within Europe.

  • Etterra@discuss.onlineEnglish
    11 months

    The Orange Jackass and his bootlicking ghouls did the most obvious thing? I am shocked - shocked I say!

  • huppakee@feddit.nlEnglish
    11 months

    Reform UK and AfD are also openly boosted by the US government.