Marine Le Pen has been spotted at Trump Tower in what is reportedly an unannounced visit to New York.
Le Pen, who is the leader of France’s far-right anti-immigration National Front, is among the top candidates for the French presidency.
According to Bloomberg, an aide to Le Pen declined to comment on her reason for being in the building and an aide to Donald Trump said the president-elect had no plans to meet her.
A spokesperson has denied reports Donald Trump or any of his transition team are meeting with French far-right leader Marine Le Pen
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) January 12, 2017
.@seanspicer tells me Marine le Pen is NOT meeting w/ PEOTUS or anyone else from transition team. Adds “Trump Tower is open to the Public”
— Noah Gray (@NoahGrayCNN) January 12, 2017
But that hasn’t stopped the internet from freaking out:
MARINE LE PEN IN TRUMP TOWER!!! pic.twitter.com/lowD7aIvQY
— John Binder ?? (@JxhnBinder) January 12, 2017
Per pool: MARINE LE PEN is in Trump Tower right now
— Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) January 12, 2017
MARINE LE PEN IS AT TRUMP TOWER
— Julie Hyman (@juleshyman) January 12, 2017
Oh sweet Jesus. Marine Le Pen is at Trump Tower and people with frog avatars are giddy af.
— Nerdy Democrat (@NerdyTraveler) January 12, 2017
Our brave new world: Marine Le Pen spotted in the basement of Trump Tower, pic via pool report pic.twitter.com/Q9ahxrru8f
— Ishaan Tharoor (@ishaantharoor) January 12, 2017
Yesterday: Trump tweets "Are we living in Nazi Germany?"
Today: French fascist Marine Le Pen is having coffee in Trump Tower. https://t.co/QL9lHJp7Bu
— Guy Ziv (@ZivGuy) January 12, 2017
Marine Le Pen is at Trump Tower on an unannounced visit right now because this week just hasn't been crazy enough
— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) January 12, 2017
"Hey, how are you, how's the week been?"
"Marine Le Pen is at Trump Tower."
— Katherine Miller (@katherinemiller) January 12, 2017
Marine Le Pen spotted in Trump Tower, and now this unexplained traffic problem developing in Midtown Manhattan pic.twitter.com/zfudQgc2nH
— David Waldman (@KagroX) January 12, 2017
Le Pen believes her chance of victory has been bolstered by Britain’s decision to leave the European Union and Trump’s election to the US presidency.She took over leadership of the National Front in 2011 from her father and party co-founder Jean-Marie Le Pen.Le Pen is expected to present her full presidential agenda during a convention on February 4.
