A new scandal with a Nazi salute used by a person from the closest circle of President Donald Trump, NOVA reported.
The so-called strategist of the American head of state Steve Bannon raised his right hand high in a fiery speech at an event of conservative political forces in the state of Maryland. Bulgarian representatives - Ivaylo Valchev and Toshko Yordanov from “There is such a people" were also present there.
The leader of the French far-right, Jordan Bardella, scandalized by the act, demonstratively left the forum and canceled his speech at the meeting of the right in Washington. The president of the French National Rally party was not in the room at the Conservative Political Movement Conference when Bannon decided to surprise the attendees.
“I was invited to give a speech on the relationship between the United States and France, as well as on the electoral dynamics of patriotic parties in Europe, when one of the attendees provoked with a gesture alluding to Nazi ideology. I therefore took the immediate decision to cancel my speech, which was scheduled for this afternoon,“ said the French party leader.
Bardella took over the leadership of the National Rally in 2022, taking over from Marine Le Pen. The party won a record number of seats in parliament in snap elections last year after President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house.