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BREAKING: France humiliates Trump's ambassador Charles Kushner, father of Jared, by BANNING him from meeting with any members of their government after he caused an international incident.
MAGA diplomacy is just a never-ending series of blunders...
"Following the publication by the U.S. Embassy of comments on a tragedy that occurred in France and concerns only our national public debate – which we refuse to allow to be exploited – ambassador Charles Kushner was summoned today to the ministry. He did not show up," diplomatic sources told Reuters.
As a result of his failure to show up, Kushner has now lost his direct access to members of the French government, meaning that he has lost his ability to do his job at all. This kind of incompetence would be a devastating black eye for any other American president. Under Trump, it's par for the course.
Kushner — a convicted felon who was pardoned by Trump and then given the Ambassadorships to France and Monaco after donating massive sums of money to his political campaigns — had been summoned to speak with the French government after the Trump administration stated that a French far-right figure had been killed by "left-wing militants." They claimed that the French Minister of the Interior had "corroborated" that narrative.
Quentin Deranque, the far-right activist in question, was killed by several assailants who may have been left-wing. By rushing to politicize the murder in strictly partisan terms, the Trump administration demonstrated the same lack of prudence, patience, and common sense that has defined their domestic agenda. The result was a further inflaming of tensions that the French government clearly does not appreciate.
"We reject any instrumentalization of this tragedy, which has plunged a French family into mourning, for political ends," said French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. "We have no lessons to learn, particularly on the issue of violence, from the international reactionary movement."
Kushner's refusal to answer the summons to discuss the incident is totally unacceptable and displays a profound lack of respect for his French hosts. An ambassador to a close ally like this should conduct themselves with class and intelligence. This is what happens when you allow criminals to buy their way into ambassadorships.
Please ❤️ and share to demand that Charles Kushner be fired!
BREAKING: A witness who was just 5 feet from Alex Pretti filed an affidavit depicting what she saw.
She says he didn’t touch any of the officers and didn’t appear to be resisting. He was merely helping a woman who had been pepper-sprayed.
She’s is terrified that ICE is looking for her, saying they are lying and she doesn’t know what they will do to her if they find her.
Two years ago, @nytimes published “Screams Without Words,” Zionist propaganda which used unsubstantiated claims to justify a genocide in Gaza. I join the Palestine solidarity movement to call for its retraction. @samdolnick https://t.co/7LA0PtlAvg
.@RepBillFoster@SenatorDurbin@SenDuckworth Food is NOT optional. Older adults, people with disabilities, children, and families will go hungry if Congress doesn’t act. Protect SNAP and WIC benefits now!
🚨UN-F*CKING BELIEVABLE Republicans are hoping that the shutdown goes through November so MILLIONS of Americans could lose their food assistance programs.
And guess what Trump is doing at the SAME time?
He’s eliminating Hunger data so
We don’t know who is starving!!!!
.@RepBillFoster@SenatorDurbin@SenDuckworth The rights of students with disabilities are under attack. Gutting OSERS means less enforcement of IDEA & fewer supports for millions. Congress must act now to protect OSERS and uphold disability rights! #IDEA