While in Taiwan in 2004, she incurred public criticism as well as the wrath of the Central Election Commission for violating the ban on foreigners campaigning in elections when she openly spoke in support of President Chen and Vice President Lu on the eve of the presidential election.
2004 年來台之際，她因為在總統大選前夕公開為陳總統與呂副總統站台，招致中選會「外國人不得站台助選」的裁罰，令她十分錯愕。