The Leader of the Rassemblement National, Jordan Bardellacanceled his intervention to the CPAC 2025the convention of American conservativesafter the gesture of Steve Bannonwho concluded his speech with a Nazi greeting.
Bardella’s decision, very faithful to Marine Le Penwas confirmed by his entourage, which underlined how the gesture of the former strategist of Donald Trump be unacceptable.
At the Conservative political action conference they are also expected Trump and Elon Muskthe latter already criticized for a similar gesture last month.
Bardella: “I can’t participate after this gesture”
Bardella should have talked about the Relations between France and the United Statesas well as recent electoral dynamics of Patriotic parties in Europe. However, after what happened, he decided to retire.
«Yesterday, while I was not present in the room, one of the speakers allowed themselves, as a provocation, a gesture that referred to theNazi ideology“, Bardella said in an official press release. «For this reason I decided to immediately cancel my intervention».
Sources close to the leader of Rn they confirmed toAFP which referred to Steve Bannonalready a guest in 2018 of a congress of the Front Nationalbefore the change of name in RELEASE National.
The Democratic Party attacks Meloni: “Do the same”
The story quickly became a political case also in Italy. There Secretary of the Democratic Party, Elly Schleinattacked the premier Giorgia Melonicriticizing it for its silence in the face of attacks of Trump to Europe and Ukraine.
“Meloni does not have the courage to take a position, he cannot defend Italian and European interests because he does not want to discontented the new American administration,” said Schlein.
According to some rumors, Meloni could give up the G7 meeting on Monday to go to Cpac. «Where Steve Bannon concluded his intervention with the Nazi greetingas he had already done Musk A few weeks ago, “added Schlein.
“Even Bardella He canceled his participation after this fact. Meloni does the same and has the decency to dissociate from this neo -fascist gatheringto do, once so much, the interests of Italy, “concluded Schlein.