18-03-2025
People Are Snickering Over A French Politician Wanting The Statue Of Liberty Back
Welp, nearly 140 years after gifting the Statue of Liberty to the United States, a French politician said we ought to give it back.
Yes, MEP and president of a left-wing party in France, Raphaël Glucksmann was speaking to supporters when he reportedly said, "We're going to say to the Americans who have chosen to side with the tyrants, to the Americans who fired researchers for demanding scientific freedom: 'Give us back the Statue of Liberty.'"
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News of this statement quickly spread across the ocean and made it to American timelines. Two tweets sharing the assertion went viral on X, collectively gaining about 10 million views — and a FLOOD of comments — in less than 24 hours. Here's how Americans are reacting:
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Now — is it likely that France will really take back the Statue of Liberty? No. This was a comment made by a singular politician.
Regardless, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has already shot back when asked about the possibility of President Donald Trump returning the statue.
"Absolutely not," she said during a press briefing. "My advice to that unnamed low-level French politician would be to remind them that it's only because of the United States of America that the French are not speaking German right now. So they should be very grateful to our great country."
SO! What are your thoughts on the situation? Let us know in the comments.
