Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Twitter row after Jesse Jackson dines with France's Le Pen

Paris (AFP) - US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson and Jean-Marie Le Pen were feuding on Twitter Wednesday after the French far-right firebrand posted a picture of them together at a Paris restaurant.

Le Pen on Tuesday tweeted a photo of the two men at a Moroccan restaurant, along with a note apparently handwritten by Jackson reading: "May 8-'16. Jean-Marie, (wife) Jany Le Pen, Keep Hope Alive, Continue".

But Jackson said he had unwittingly dined with the French politician on Sunday, tweeting: "Did not know you were coming to dinner. Never met you before. Do not share your beliefs." .... https://www.yahoo.com