Reince Priebus | Alex Wong/Getty Images White House: Trump isn’t supporting Le Pen in French election ‘He certainly doesn’t have a preference, other than a right-of-center person who believes in the free market,’ he says.

President Donald Trump is not supporting the French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, the White House chief of staff said on Sunday.

On NBC’s "Meet the Press," Reince Priebus was asked whether a Trump tweet last week suggested he wants Le Pen to win the presidential election that is under way.

“No, not at all,” Priebus said. “I think he may have some opinions, as far as who he thinks might win. But he certainly doesn't have a preference, other than a right-of-center person who believes in the free market.”

French citizens on Sunday have been voting in a first-round election for president. Opinion polls suggest centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen are favorites to qualify for the runoff on May 7, but conservative ex-prime minister François Fillon and far-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon are also in contention.