French President Emmanuel Macron has blasted Charles Kushner, the U.S. Ambassador to France and father of Jared Kushner, over a letter accusing France of failing to tackle antisemitism.

“I think this is a mistake and an unacceptable statement for somebody who is supposed to be a diplomat,” Macron told CBS’s Face the Nation.

“Never would a French ambassador be allowed to do so. So either you are a person who wants to speak freely, fine. If you are a diplomat, you have to follow the rules of diplomacy.”

Kushner, whose son is married to President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter, Ivanka, wrote an open letter in The Wall Street Journal condemning the “dramatic rise” in antisemitism in France, which he claimed had “exploded” after the Palestinian militant group Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attacks

See Full Page