U.S. presidential adviser Elon Musk lambasted the French court verdict that blocked Marine Le Pen from a 2027 presidential run after the far-right figurehead was found guilty of embezzlement.
“When the radical left can’t win via democratic vote, they abuse the legal system to jail their opponents,” Musk said Monday. “This is their standard playbook throughout the world.”
Musk, a tech billionaire turned close aide to U.S. President Donald Trump, has backed far-right causes across Europe in recent months, while the White House has become increasingly critical of democracy in Europe.
“This will backfire, like the legal attacks against President Trump,” Musk said in another post.
Vice President JD Vance delivering a withering speech in Munich in February in which he attacked European governments for their approach to a series of hot-button cultural issues.
Both Vance and Musk — plus a hard-line online MAGA contingent — have already identified Romanian ultranationalist Călin Georgescu as one cause célèbre victim of so-called lawfare after a top national court blocked him from running in the presidential election following allegations that his 2024 campaign was boosted by a Russian influence operation.
France now risks becoming new prey for the American right wing, after a stunning court decision torpedoed the surging Le Pen’s bid to win the French presidency in 2027.
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