He is one of the few in the political class to applaud with both hands. A few days after the triumphant re-election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States – he won all the key states after his victory in Arizona was confirmed -, Éric Zemmour has no shortage of compliments for the American billionaire’s winning strategy. Guest on Sunday’s “Grand Jury-RTL-Le Figaro-M6-Public Sénat, the head of the Reconquête party even considered the Republican’s success to be “ much brighter “ than eight years ago. The reason, according to him?

“ Ideological color “ of the former real estate tycoon’s third campaign against his Democratic rival Kamala Harriswho “ embodies all the revolutions undertaken by the left since the 1960s. ” While the election of Donald Trump in 2016 symbolized a “ victory against globalization, its deleterious effects on immigration and deindustrialization, and hence the impoverishment of the working and middle classes “According to Éric Zemmour, the ex-businessman had at the time “ a less offensive campaign against wokismeven less offensive against immigration ” in 2024.

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“ There has been an evolution “, noted the former presidential candidate. The former presidential candidate was keen to take an in-depth look at the Americans’ choice. “ They said stop “ with three background blades: “ America’s openness to global immigration “, “ the destruction of all Western heritage in universities and schools “as well as “ globalization, the relocation of companies to China, the proletarianization of the entire working class “. “ It’s the defeat of wokism and all left-wing revolutions “, he boasted.

Le Pen “loses every election

If he assumes “ get inspired “ from the republican on “ the background “Éric Zemmour asserts that he never thought of himself as the “ French Trump “. Does this validate the septuagenarian’s impulsive style? “ A character isn’t bad or good, it depends on the circumstances, he said. A reasonable moderate will be perfect for quiet situations “. Conversely, ” someone determined, impetuous, will be ideal for tempestuous circumstances “. “These are stormy times. “

An opportunity for the head of Reconquête to denounce the “ media propaganda “ that the Republican candidate has suffered. But also to shoot an arrow at Marine Le Penwhose business of “ dediabolization, (the) submission to the diktat of the left and the media. ” “ Donald Trump wins with a strategy that is the opposite, he confronts the media, does not submit ideologically “, he pointed out. Although Éric Zemmour acknowledges that the leader of the RN deputies has progressed from one presidential election to the next, he nevertheless points out that“ in the end, she always loses elections. “