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muriel_volestrangler

(105,933 posts)
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 05:35 PM 7 hrs ago

US ambassador to Paris banned from meeting French ministers after no-show

Source: The Guardian

Donald Trump’s ambassador to Paris has been banned from meeting French government ministers after failing to show up for a meeting at the foreign ministry to explain US comments about the killing of a far-right activist.

Charles Kushner, whose son Jared is married to the US president’s oldest daughter, Ivanka, was summoned to the 7pm meeting by the foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, after the US embassy in Paris reposted state department comments about the case.

Diplomatic sources told French media that Kushner, a real-estate magnate with an estimated net worth of $3.2bn (£2.4bn), cited personal commitments as his reason for not attending and sent a senior official from the embassy in his place.

“In light of this apparent failure to grasp the basic requirements of the ambassadorial mission, the minister has requested that he no longer be allowed direct access to members of the French government,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.



Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/23/us-ambassador-to-paris-banned-from-meeting-french-ministers-after-no-show



The Guardian does note Kushner's extensive criminal record and 14 months in prison. A reason to not meet him may be something they've long wished for.
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US ambassador to Paris banned from meeting French ministers after no-show (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler 7 hrs ago OP
Only the best people. groundloop 7 hrs ago #1
Depravity of the magnitude... GiqueCee 7 hrs ago #2
I love otchmoson 7 hrs ago #3
Somehow Be Leave On 5 hrs ago #8
Hey, Charles. Don't come knocking. Depeche-toi. erronis 6 hrs ago #4
So in Drumpf's first term, it was Germany and Angela Merkel who wnylib 6 hrs ago #5
For sure BaronChocula 5 hrs ago #7
Maybe Drumpf's term will be over then, too. wnylib 5 hrs ago #10
PNG his ass and send him packing Prairie Gates 5 hrs ago #6
This moonshinegnomie 5 hrs ago #9
Is this any way to treat a felon? Sneederbunk 5 hrs ago #11
A kakistocrat, markodochartaigh 5 hrs ago #13
Standard behavior for Republicans. markodochartaigh 5 hrs ago #12
Didn't they used to get their portfolio pulled? BidenRocks 4 hrs ago #14
Some choice quotes from Wiki... progressoid 4 hrs ago #15
Why don't Rebl2 4 hrs ago #16
Seems that when an ambassador refuses to meet with the Foreign Minister, the gendarmerie should go and get him. Zelda_Orchid 4 hrs ago #17

GiqueCee

(3,747 posts)
2. Depravity of the magnitude...
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 05:50 PM
7 hrs ago

... required to appoint a piece of shit like Kushner to an esteemed diplomatic post is not only incomprehensible, it has a distinctly repulsive odor, as if Trump just farted it into existence.

Be Leave On

(419 posts)
8. Somehow
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 07:36 PM
5 hrs ago

It seems to me that there is some waste, fraud, and abuse going on in this post-doge era. Maybe someone missed something somewhere.

erronis

(23,363 posts)
4. Hey, Charles. Don't come knocking. Depeche-toi.
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 05:57 PM
6 hrs ago

It'll be grande when the top restaurants in France tell the Kushners and their amis that there is no room at the table for them.

It's not like the starred Michelin eateries don't have enough and much better clientele.

wnylib

(25,476 posts)
5. So in Drumpf's first term, it was Germany and Angela Merkel who
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 06:49 PM
6 hrs ago

Last edited Mon Feb 23, 2026, 07:39 PM - Edit history (1)

took over leading the free world.

This time around it is France and Macron.

BaronChocula

(4,312 posts)
7. For sure
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 07:31 PM
5 hrs ago

He's pretty much the Dean among our allies. But who'll step up when his term's over next year???

wnylib

(25,476 posts)
10. Maybe Drumpf's term will be over then, too.
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 07:42 PM
5 hrs ago

That won't give the US a role in leading the free world, though, because Vance will be there, along with the all the MAGA pedos.

markodochartaigh

(5,326 posts)
13. A kakistocrat,
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 07:53 PM
5 hrs ago

Kakistocracy (/ˌkækɪˈstɒkrəsi/ KAK-ist-OK-rə-see) is government by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous people

markodochartaigh

(5,326 posts)
12. Standard behavior for Republicans.
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 07:49 PM
5 hrs ago

They disparage workers and belittle our jobs and our labor. Then when they get a job with real responsibilities they fail to take the job seriously, fail to perform even the most basic tasks to a reasonable level.

progressoid

(52,920 posts)
15. Some choice quotes from Wiki...
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 08:05 PM
4 hrs ago

As a convicted felon, Charles Kushner was also disbarred and prohibited from practicing law in New Jersey,[26] New York,[27] and Pennsylvania.[28] Republican Chris Christie, who chaired Trump’s first transition team, said Kushner committed "one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes" he prosecuted.[29]

On December 23, 2020, President Trump issued a full and unconditional pardon to Kushner, his daughter's father-in-law,[30] citing his record of "reform" and "charity"

...

Kushner met personally with Harvard University's president and in 1998 donated $2.5 million to Harvard.[36] His son, Jared, was then beginning his senior year of high school, where he was not a particularly good student with test scores below Ivy League standards.[37] Jared was admitted to the Harvard freshman class of 1999.

...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kushner#Criminal_conviction_and_pardon

Zelda_Orchid

(61 posts)
17. Seems that when an ambassador refuses to meet with the Foreign Minister, the gendarmerie should go and get him.
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 08:38 PM
4 hrs ago

With prejudice.

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