politics
February 24, 2026
France summons US envoy over ‘violent radical leftism’ warning
France is summoning the US envoy over State Department’s comments on slain nationalist Quentin Deranque
TL;DR
- France summoned the US envoy following remarks by the Trump administration about "violent radical leftism."
- The remarks were made after the death of French right-wing activist Quentin Deranque, who died following a brawl with left-wing activists.
- French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez called the death a "deliberate homicide" and "lynching."
- The US State Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism noted that "Violent radical leftism is on the rise."
- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot stated that France rejects "any instrumentalization of this tragedy... for political ends."
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