Donald Trump: Marine Le Pen is `strongest candidate` in French election
(The Guardian France)

US president claims he did not `explicitly endorse´ when appearing to support the far-right leader known for her Islamophobic and xenophobic platformDonald Trump has offered a tacit endorsement of Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election, describing the far-right leader as the `strongest` candidate in the first-round vote this Sunday.The US president told the Associated Press that although he was not `explicitly endorsing` the leader of the Front National, she was the `strongest on borders, and she´s the strongest on what´s been going on in France.` Related: Shadow of terror attacks hangs over France as polls prepare to open Related: France`s far-right leader Marine Le Pen seen at Trump Tower Let´s keep defending our progressive values. Thank you for this discussion @BarackObama. pic.twitter.com/8rhNdHkLo8 Continue reading...