new york french far-right presidential candidate marine le pen see trump tower thursday spokesman president-elect donald trump say meet team meet anyone transition spokesman sean spic say public build le pen whose national front party hold anti-immigrant anti-european union view see enter elevator build accord reuters witness speak reporters gather george lombardi trump friend live trump tower tell reporters coffee thursday le pen say know 20 years say le pen request meet trump day early lombardi say attend party people believe might raise money campaign include business people diplomats perfectly privately encounter friends lombardi say people ask meet long time ago happen happen live here le pen currently project lose runoff conservative former prime minister francois fillon next may election struggle raise money campaign france abroad also seek burnish credentials foreign appearances staff april announce would go britain campaign country exit european union end go shun brexit campaign le pen see trump tower lombardi louis aliot partner vice president national front ludovic de danne international affairs adviser staff confirm visit new york characterize private trip take two days break campaign director david rachline say trump tower site series meet trump republican business political leaders assemble administration ahead jan. 20 inauguration also become tourist destination since trump surprise november election victory democrat hillary clinton group human right watch mention trump le pen report warn rise populist leaders threaten global human right cite trump victory well britain move leave european union lead nigel farage trump praise le pen expect earn enough vote first round presidential vote april enter second round election set may 7. last summer le pen tell french magazine american would vote trump rather clinton week trump victory le pen say trump russian president vladimir putin would good world peace french far right leader le pen visit trump tower trump talk