Trump touts global nationalist wave as Le Pen mounts new French bid

Trump the president spotlighted a Just The News report tracking right-wing wins from Italy to Argentina and asked whether Marine Le Pen could carry France next.

First Published: July 19, 2026, 3:41 AM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald Trump amplified a report on Sunday declaring that a nationalist wave is sweeping the globe, with France seen as the next test.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Trump-style nationalism surges across globe. Will France be next with Le Pen reprise? https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trump-style-nationalism-continues-its-sweep-french-do-over-le-pen”

The article Trump mentioned traces a rightward pendulum swing across Europe and the Americas, tied to voter fatigue with welfare spending, open borders and supranational rules according to justthenews. It ran under an Amanda Head byline and published on July 19, 2026 at 12:21 AM ET according to justthenews.

“Populism, focusing on what’s best, what’s common sense, what’s good for the people of your country, what’s good for your country, is, I think, the right approach,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican, told Just The News.

Marine Le Pen, the French politician who led the far-right National Rally party from 2011 to 2021, has launched a fresh candidacy for the presidency after a court shortened her ban on running for office. She lost presidential bids in 2012, 2017 and 2022, and she plans to compete in the 2027 vote according to justthenews. A court convicted her last year of a central role in embezzling European parliamentary funds through a fake-jobs scheme according to justthenews.

The report frames Le Pen as a possible next domino in a broader shift. Giorgia Meloni of the Brothers of Italy party became prime minister in 2022, leading a right-wing coalition. Geert Wilders’ anti-immigration Party for Freedom won the largest share of seats in the Netherlands’ 2023 elections. Karol Nawrocki, backed by the Law and Justice party, narrowly won Poland’s presidential runoff in June 2025 according to justthenews.

Some allies benefit from this narrative while incumbents on the left face pressure. Spain remains governed by a Socialist-led coalition under Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and its economy should outpace the wider euro area this year, benefiting from higher labor productivity, according to Goldman Sachs Research. The United Kingdom’s Labour Party under Prime Minister Keir Starmer won a decisive 2024 victory, while Canada’s Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, has advanced socially liberal initiatives according to justthenews.

The surge extends into Latin America, where reduced U.S. aid reshaped politics. Argentina’s libertarian Javier Milei won the presidency in 2023 and cut into the nation’s debt and government payroll. Right-leaning candidates then won in Bolivia, Honduras, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru and Colombia through 2025 and 2026, following reductions in USAID funding according to justthenews.

For an American reader, the trend signals allied governments more aligned with Trump on trade, migration and defense spending, shaping negotiations that touch tariffs and NATO commitments. Analysts describe Trumpism as a fusion of nationalism, populism and industrialism that rebalances prosperity toward working-class interests according to baronpa.com. Whites with partial or no college education backed Trump by a 39-point margin in 2016, up from a 25-point margin for Mitt Romney in 2012 according to baronpa.com.

Has this happened before? This has happened before, as right-wing coalitions took power in Italy and Sweden in 2022 and joined governing coalitions across Europe according to justthenews. The pattern now stretches across two continents, marking one of the widest nationalist tides in a generation.

The next decision rests with French voters, who will weigh Le Pen’s candidacy in the 2027 presidential contest. A precise election date has not been announced.

France has swung between revolution and reaction before, as happened long before Le Pen. In 1789, crowds stormed the Bastille and toppled a monarchy according to justthenews. Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in 1799 and crowned himself emperor in 1804, then fell at Waterloo in 1815. Each surge of French upheaval reshaped Europe, a reminder that the ballot Le Pen seeks carries weight far beyond Paris.