In fact Le Pen, a twice-divorced mother-of-three, says her voters these days often come from both the political right and left, although this claim is not borne out by public opinion polls.

CNN: Marine Le Pen: Right-wing wild card in French election

It's that character that has borne our nation through the roughest of seas, a lot rougher than the ones we're going through right now.

WHITEHOUSE: "White House to Main Street" Town Hall: Elyria, OH