But his prediction was wrong — very wrong. Although it's notable that Le Pen emerged from the first round of voting into the final round between two candidates — a development that former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice says shouldn't be undersold — it's clear that she wasn't close to winning the presidency. The candidate Trump said would "do well in the election" did not. The terrorist attack he said would have a "big effect on the presidential election," in the end, did not.