US walks out on France at UN over human rights criticism

US diplomats walked out as their French counterparts were speaking at the United Nations on Monday, July 27, after America’s close European ally criticized the Trump administration's human rights record.

The walkout came two days after an online exchange between US and French officials over Washington joined North Korea and Russia in voting against renewing the four-year term of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk.

US diplomats walked out of France’s UN Security Council address after France’s UN Mission compared the US to North Korea and Russia in an X post.

The United States walked out of a UN Security Council meeting on Monday during France's remarks on Ukraine, escalating a public dispute between the longtime allies over human rights.