{"id":2413482,"date":"2025-03-17T10:10:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T14:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-politician-demands-us-return-the-statue-of-liberty\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T10:10:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T14:10:58","slug":"french-politician-demands-us-return-the-statue-of-liberty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-politician-demands-us-return-the-statue-of-liberty\/","title":{"rendered":"French politician demands US return the Statue of Liberty"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffrench-politician-demands-us-return-the-statue-of-liberty%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2413482&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">French politician demands US return the Statue of Liberty<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2026696\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A member of the European Parliament thinks the United States should return the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/statue-of-liberty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Statue of Liberty<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">France<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Raphael Glucksmann, a socialist and member of France&rsquo;s left-wing Place Publique party, made the demand while delivering a speech during his party&rsquo;s convention, according to reports. He accused the U.S. of siding with tyrants, claiming that doing so goes against the spirit of the Statue of Liberty. As such, he believes the country has changed its values and is no longer worthy of the monument.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3349528\/trump-putin-talk-tuesday-ending-ukraine-war\/\">Trump and Putin to talk on Tuesday about ending Ukraine war<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3349509\/vatican-releases-first-photograph-of-pope-in-a-month\/\">Vatican releases first photograph of the pope in a month as he celebrates Mass in hospital chapel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3349504\/netanyahu-seeks-dismiss-israel-internal-security-chief\/\">Netanyahu seeks to dismiss Israel&#8217;s internal security chief as power struggle boils over<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Give us back the Statue of Liberty,&rdquo; Glucksmann <a href=\"https:\/\/video.lefigaro.fr\/figaro\/video\/elle-sera-tres-bien-ici-chez-nous-raphael-glucksmann-demande-aux-americains-de-rendre-la-statue-de-la-liberte\/?utm_source=app&amp;utm_medium=share&amp;utm_campaign=android_Figaro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;We&rsquo;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: &lsquo;Give us back the Statue of Liberty.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Glucksmann&rsquo;s comments appear to be in response to the Trump administration&rsquo;s recent actions regarding Ukraine, which starkly contrasts with the Biden administration. He accused the U.S. of despising the monument gifted by France to the U.S. in 1886 to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/stli\/learn\/historyculture\/the-french-connection.htm\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">commemorate<\/a> the alliance between the two countries during the American Revolution.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We gave it to you as a gift, but apparently you despise it,&rdquo; Glucksmann said. &ldquo;So it will be just fine here at home.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Glucksmann took his criticism of Trump even further by scolding the president for the mass layoffs he has ordered since beginning his second term. The French politician said his country would welcome any Americans who lost their jobs and wanted to leave.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The second thing we&rsquo;re going to say to the Americans is: &lsquo;If you want to fire your best researchers, if you want to fire all the people who, through their freedom and their sense of innovation, their taste for doubt and research, have made your country the world&rsquo;s leading power, then we&rsquo;re going to welcome them,&rsquo;&rdquo; Glucksmann said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3315975\/doge-doing-across-federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TRACKING WHAT DOGE IS DOING ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Glucksmann did not mention that the stated basis for Trump&rsquo;s layoffs was to eliminate reckless government spending, waste, and fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Trump nor anyone in his administration has yet to publicly acknowledge Glucksmann&rsquo;s comments or issue a response.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2026696\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2026696\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French politician demands US return the Statue of Liberty A member of the European Parliament thinks the United States should return the Statue of Liberty to France. Raphael Glucksmann, a socialist and member of France\u2019s left-wing Place Publique party, made the demand while delivering a speech during his party\u2019s convention, according to reports. 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