Among friends

"I want to thank the Arnault family for this medal and for having Alexandre Arnault here today." At the White House on Tuesday, Donald Trump welcomed the creation by Tiffany & Co., headed by one of Bernard Arnault's sons, of a memorial medal to honor members of the "forces of order" who have fallen in service.

"It's very meaningful ," he continued, " thank you very much, Alex." Cool. Two weeks ago, it was his "friend," Bernard Arnault, with Alex, that he received: "It's an honor, Bernard, to have you here." It's not like this every day.

Auditioned Tuesday by the Senate Commission of Inquiry into State Aid to Businesses, Bernard Arnault expressed his displeasure with the front page of today's L'Humanité , referring to the 1,200 job cuts announced at Moët Hennessy , while addressing the commission's rapporteur, Senator Fabien Gay, the newspaper's director. An interlude, therefore, with the latter's response on press freedom. One can understand. When you're Trump's friend, you're not obliged to be L'Huma's friend.