And now Marine Le Pen. To go down the same road as America, whatever the provocations, would be repellently unFrench - above all for those most likely to vote based on nationalist sentiments, the Le Pen constituency. Seeing Trump play all the political cards favored by Le Pen in recent years has induced a deep psychological revulsion in the country. The crucial link between Trump and Le Pen, of course, is Putin and his faux-religious anti-globalist conservatism. Even Le Pen has sensed the country's mood.

Source: Forbes May 01, 2017 23:26 UTC