Raphael Glucksmann has claimed that Americans “apparently despise” the gift which symbolizes freedom
French Member of the European Parliament Raphael Glucksmann has urged the United States to return the Statue of Liberty, claiming that recent policy shifts under President Donald Trump contradict the fundamental values the monument represents.
The Statue of Liberty, designed by French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel, was given to the US to commemorate the centennial of American independence. Since 1886, it has stood in New York Harbor as a symbol of freedom and a beacon for immigrants seeking a better life.
🚨Update: French Lawmaker, Raphael Glucksmann calls for the United States to return the Statue of Liberty, saying that America no longer represents its founding values.
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President Trump says NO! pic.twitter.com/qkXvolKXxS
