France far-right leader cancels US speech after ‘Nazi gesture’ by ex-Trump aide
Jordan Bardella, now 29, became RN leader in 2022, taking over from Marine Le Pen. He skipped the meeting after Steve Bannon was accused of making a gesture reminiscent of a Nazi salute.
Far-right French leader cancels CPAC speech, citing Bannon’s ‘gesture alluding to Nazi ideology’
Bannon is the second prominent Trump supporter to be accused of a Nazi salute since the president took office last month.
France's Bardella cancels CPAC speech over Bannon 'Nazi' salute
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella on Friday cancelled his speech at the conservative CPAC conference in Washington after what he described as a Nazi salute by a speaker, an apparent reference to Steve Bannon,
Ex-Trump aide's 'Nazi ideology' salute sparks French party leader's protest
Accusations of an apparent Nazi salute by American conservative firebrand and Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon at a Washington convention led a French far-right leader to withdraw from the event
Bannon denies making Nazi salute as French far-right leader cancels speech
The gesture comes as Trump and his allies have prompted growing alarm among critics about their embrace of authoritarian messaging and symbols.
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Steve Bannon has been accused of making a Nazi salute at a conservative gathering where President Donald Trump is slated to speak this weekend but says the gesture was merely “a wave.”
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