US EditionWhite House Rejects French Politician's Call to Return Statue of Liberty
- The White House confirmed it will "absolutely not" return the Statue of Liberty to France, as stated by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt during a press briefing.
- Leavitt criticized French politician Raphaël Glucksmann for demanding the statue's return, citing it as a symbol of friendship between the U.S. and France.
- Glucksmann expressed disappointment, claiming the U.S. "no longer represents the values of freedom" and insisted on the statue's return during a convention.
- Leavitt remarked that it is "only because of the United States of America" that French people are "not speaking German right now.
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Statue of Liberty is staying on US soil, White House says after French politician calls for its return
The White House has dismissed a French politician’s symbolic call to return of the Statue of Liberty – a gift from France 140 years ago – on the grounds that the United States no longer represents the values embodied by the monument.
The White House criticized French member of the European Parliament Raphael Glickman, who asked the Americans to "bring back the Statue of Liberty," stating that "thanks to the Americans, the French don't speak German."
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