PARIS – France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot announced Sunday his intention to call in the United States Ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, following official American statements regarding the fatal beating of a French far-right activist that occurred last week.
The victim, identified as Quentin Deranque, a far-right activist, died after being beaten during an altercation with suspected hard-left activists in an incident that has sent shockwaves throughout France.
Both the United States Embassy in France and the State Department’s Bureau of Counterterrorism issued statements indicating they were keeping watch over the situation. In a post on X, they cautioned that “violent radical leftism was on the rise” and emphasized it should be considered a threat to public safety.
