Right-wing French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was accused Friday of exploiting the fatal shooting of a Paris police officer that occurred Thursday, as the anti-immigrant candidate seeks to bolster turnout before Sunday’s presidential election.

Le Pen immediately invoked fears of “a war against us,” and in response the French prime minister Bernard Cazeneuve accused the Front National candidate of “shamelessly exploiting fear and emotion for purely political ends,” reported AFP. Le Pen’s center-right rival Emmanuel Macron also accused Le Pen and the Republican candidate François Fillon of exploiting the shooting to their advantage.

French President François Hollande said Thursday that the attack appeared to be an act of terrorism, and on Friday Paris police announced that the perpetrator was a French citizen.

The Australian described Le Pen’s fear-mongering, xenophobic commentary:

And President Donald Trump appeared to throw his weight behind Le Pen’s right-wing campaign, Salon noted, tweeting Friday that “the people of France will not take much more of this” in reference to the Paris attack.

Le Pen and Trump have been connected in the past, notes Salon: “Le Pen and Trump have been said to represent the emerging anti-globalist movement that has taken Europe and the United States. Le Pen was seen at Trump Tower during the presidential transition, but both parties refused to confirm whether or not they had met.”

It remains to be seen how or whether the attack in Paris will affect Sunday’s vote. Le Pen’s leading spot in the polls has been slipping in recent weeks, and left-wing candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon has been gaining ground.