The White House rarely admits a mistake, but on Monday White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest acknowledged — after much criticism — that the United States should have sent someone with a higher profile to the unity march in Paris on Sunday.

At least 40 world leaders and around 1.5 million people attended the rally that followed a series of deadly attacks in Paris, including a shooting spree at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo last week

The highest ranking U.S. official at the march was U.S. ambassador Jane Hartley. Attorney General Eric Holder was in Paris at the time but attended a counterterrorism meeting instead Read more...More about France, Paris, Us World, Politics, and World