Jordan Bardella, the frontrunner in polls for France’s 2027 presidential race, says Europe can no longer rely on Washington unreservedly
Jordan Bardella, the leader of France’s largest opposition party, the National Rally (RN), has ruled out seeking an endorsement from US President Donald Trump for the 2027 presidential election, describing him as unpredictable and increasingly hard to read.
The 30-year-old Euroskeptic and anti-immigration politician is widely seen as the favorite to replace Marine Le Pen if she is barred from running. The longtime RN leader was convicted last year of misusing EU funds and banned from holding public office for five years. She denies wrongdoing, and a court is due to rule on her appeal in July.
In an interview with Politico released on Monday, Bardella described Trump’s behavior as “not only erratic but also extremely unsteady and constantly shifting.” Asked how he views the US president, Bardella described him as inconsistent, quipping: “There’s [his] Monday attitude, a Tuesday attitude, a Wednesday attitude.”
Bardella dismissed any suggestion that he might seek Trump’s backing, despite Trump’s history of supporting like-minded politicians abroad, including Poland’s Karol Nawrocki and Hungary’s Viktor Orban.
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