[mamonster]

If the ambassador was a career diplomat with detailed knowledge of France, he would not be surprised because there has been minimal change (edit: in economic terms, in societal terms the change has been massive) ever since MLP took over from her dad.

It's also funny that Kushner says this because the RN program is literally the French version of Trump 2.0 economic agenda:

1. If we drop taxes we will grow above deficit = Bessent's "Run it hot".

2. There is billions of dollars of welfare fraud done by illegal = Trump's comments about Minessota/Somalians.

3. Reducing subsidies to public sector and removing "leftist" government agencies = DOGE.

4. Economic protectionism for French companies = Liberation day.

[rchaud]

Do as we say, not as we do. They are unimpressed with the French far right's economic plans because they are not sufficiently subservient to the American far right's economic interests.

Americans can effectively nationalize TikTok through crony capitalism, but the French must not dare think about charging a 6% digital tax that might cost FAANG CEOs a yacht or two.

[0xy]

RN is extremely far from modern Trumpism economically. RN is on the socialist end of the spectrum when it comes to economics, by American standards anyway. By French standards they're merely liberal.