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Oh, pardon me, I meant to say Epstein, said Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
Epstein sounds more Russian, no?
Condemnation and outrage from across the political spectrum was immediate.
Insinuating that the pronunciation of Jeffrey Epstein's name is being manipulated is a conspiracy theory with real anti-Semitic overtones, said the president of one of France's major Jewish groups.
In recent years, Mélenchon's rhetoric has alienated the mainstream left, but this time he seems to have gone too far.
The prominent left-wing newspaper Libération said, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, it's finished.
Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
President Emmanuel Macron accepted Laurence Descartes' resignation and called it an act of responsibility at a time when the world's largest museum needs calm.
Descartes has faced intense criticism, especially since the brazen daytime heist saw thieves get away with $100 million in Napoleon-era jewels.
Several people have been arrested, but the jewels are still missing.
A year ago, Macron announced a massive multi-million dollar overhaul that would modernize the world's most visited museum and enable it to handle bigger crowds while giving the Mona Lisa her own room.
Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
The French government was irked when the American embassy retweeted a State Department comment after the killing of a young right-wing activist.
The Post declared, violent radical leftism is on the rise in France and is a threat to public safety.
Ambassador Charles Kushner was summoned.
When he did not appear, he was barred from meeting with members of the French government.
The punishment has since been rescinded after Kushner put in a call to French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barreau.