WATCH: White House responds to French politician’s demand to return Statue of Liberty
French MP Glucksmann: ‘Give us back the Statue of Liberty. We gave it to you as a gift.’
World Israel News 18.03.2025
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to a French Member of Parliament who demanded that the US give back the Statue of Liberty.
Leavitt said, “It’s only because of America that the French are not speaking German right now,” and added that France “should be very grateful to our great country.”
Leavitt’s response was directed towards Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats MP Raphaël Glucksmann who was critical of US policy in the war between Russia and Ukraine and funding cuts to universities.
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