President Trump waded in to the French presidential election Sunday by saying very little.
“Very interesting election currently taking place in France,” Trump tweeted.
Very interesting election currently taking place in France.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 23, 2017
Unlike Brexit, the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, Trump has said very little about the French elections.
Trump did send condolences to the country after the Thursday shooting death of a policeman. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the killing.
“Another terrorist attack in Paris. The people of France will not take much more of this. Will have a big effect on presidential election!” Trump wrote on Twitter.
Polling suggests far right-wing leader Marine Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron will advance to a run-off election in May if neither candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote in Sunday’s election.
Trump has said Le Pen is “strongest on borders,” though he has declined to make a formal endorsement.
Barack Obama’s former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes has warned that a win for Le Pen would be “devastating” to U.S. interests.
