US midterm results unsettle French far right, boost hopes left ahead of presidential election

The Rassemblement National party in France is distancing itself from Donald Trump following his midterm election defeat. RN President Jordan Bardella stated he is not concerned with American politics, despite previously supporting Trump. Bardella's distancing began earlier this year after controversies involving Trump associates. The RN leadership suggests that Trump's defeat reflects a decline in his ideology's popularity, with Vice President Louis Aliot attributing the loss to Trump's foreign policy decisions.