Trump congratulates Emmanuel Macron on French election win

US president released statement notable primarily for its brevity, attempting to put behind him the implicit support he offered far-right leader Marine Le PenMacron’s defeat of Le Pen pricks the bubble of populism that had swept the UK with Brexit and the US with the rise of Trump. Photograph: Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images
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Donald Trump has congratulated the centrist Emmanuel Macron on his emphatic victory against Marine Le Pen in the French presidential run-off, attempting to put be