US ambassador to Paris banned from meeting French ministers after no-show
Source: The Guardian
Donald Trumps 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 presidents 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.
groundloop
(13,693 posts)GiqueCee
(3,752 posts)... 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.
otchmoson
(311 posts)seeing my tax dollars at work. We're getting such value for our investment.
Be Leave On
(419 posts)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
(23,366 posts)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
(25,488 posts)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
(4,315 posts)He's pretty much the Dean among our allies. But who'll step up when his term's over next year???
wnylib
(25,488 posts)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.
Prairie Gates
(7,681 posts)moonshinegnomie
(3,959 posts)Sneederbunk
(17,387 posts)markodochartaigh
(5,326 posts)Kakistocracy (/ˌkækɪˈstɒkrəsi/ KAK-ist-OK-rə-see) is government by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous people
markodochartaigh
(5,326 posts)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.
BidenRocks
(3,044 posts)A fancy way of saying persona non grata.
progressoid
(52,931 posts)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 Trumps 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"
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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
Rebl2
(17,593 posts)they expel him from the country or whatever the correct terminology is.
Zelda_Orchid
(61 posts)With prejudice.
Tasmanian Devil
(96 posts)Update over at https://apnews.com/article/france-us-ambassador-charles-kushner-648b599a32730b0e28a80329a1f45ba6
US ambassador to France defuses diplomatic squabble with Paris over killing of student
French authorities had summoned Ambassador Charles Kushner the father of U.S. President Donald Trump s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner over comments from the Trump administration that France objected to. But Kushner did not show up for the Monday night evening, the foreign ministry said.
The U.S. Embassy did not respond to repeated requests for comment. But after French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Tuesday morning that the no-show would dent the ambassadors ability to serve in France, Kushner telephoned the minister and they agreed to meet in coming days, Barrots office said.
70sEraVet
(5,403 posts)But he's not doing any Ambassadoring.
How about we stop giving him a paycheck?!