Donald Trump demands France free far-right leader Marine Le Pen and claims she is facing ‘witch hunt’

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen reacts at the National Assembly. Photo: AP

Henry Samuel and Verity Bowman
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Donald Trump has demanded France “free” Marine Le Pen and labelled her ban from running for office a “witch hunt”.

The US president’s words of support for the National Rally (RN) figurehead came as Francois Bayrou, the French prime minister, called for a “spirit of responsibility” ahead of protests tomorrow.