{"id":13071,"date":"2026-02-22T14:52:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T14:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13071"},"modified":"2026-02-22T14:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T14:52:49","slug":"france-to-summon-us-ambassador-over-comments-on-far-right-activists-death-the-far-right-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13071","title":{"rendered":"France to summon US ambassador over comments on far-right activist\u2019s death | The Far Right News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Top French diplomat says his government rejects any attempt to use Quentin Deranque\u2019s death \u2018for political purposes\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this 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political purposes,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs did not say when Kushner, the father of Trump\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner, would be summoned.<\/p>\n<p>The killing of Quentin Deranque, 23, has highlighted a climate of political tensions before next year\u2019s presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>President Emmanuel Macron, who is not eligible to run due to term limits, called for calm on Saturday as about 3,000 people joined a march in Lyon organised by far-right groups to pay tribute to Deranque.<\/p>\n<p>Deranque died from head injuries when he was beaten on the sidelines of a February 12 demonstration against an appearance by a politician from the left-wing France Unbowed (LFI) party in Lyon.<\/p>\n<p>His killing has provoked international reactions with US President Donald Trump\u2019s right-wing administration on Friday denouncing what it called \u201cterrorism\u201d in France.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Sarah Rogers, the US Department of State\u2019s undersecretary for public diplomacy, said Deranque\u2019s killing showed \u201cwhy we treat political violence \u2013 terrorism \u2013 so harshly\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce you decide to kill people for their opinions instead of persuade them, you\u2019ve opted out of civilization,\u201d she wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>The State Department\u2019s bureau of counterterrorism separately posted: \u201cViolent radical leftism is on the rise and its role in Quentin Deranque\u2019s death demonstrates the threat it poses to public safety\u201d, a post shared in French by the US embassy account.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"feud-with-italy\">Feud with Italy<\/h2>\n<p>Deranque\u2019s killing has also caused a diplomatic feud between France and Italy, whose right-wing prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has warm ties with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>She called the killing of Deranque \u201ca wound for all of Europe\u201d, prompting Macron to criticise her for speaking out on French domestic affairs.<\/p>\n<p>Six men suspected of involvement in the fatal assault have been charged over the killing while a parliamentary assistant to a far-left MP has also been charged with complicity.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4329587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4329587\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4329587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/afp_699afc9b7cc8-1771764891.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Protesters hold a banner reading &quot;Justice for Quentin&quot; during a march in tribute to far-right activist Quentin Deranque, who died after being attacked on the sidelines of a far-right protest against a La France Insoumise (LFI) event at Sciences Po Lyon, in Lyon on February 21, 2026.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4329587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters hold a banner reading, 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