Who doesn't speak German to demand the return of the Statue of Liberty in France
Mar 18, 2025
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The sharp war of nerves began when a French politician demanded that France return the ' Statue of Liberty' presented to the United States 140 years ago.
According to French media such as Le Figaro and U.S. media such as the New York Post, Raphael Glucksmann, a member of the European Parliament, criticized U.S. President Donald Trump and his supporters at a conference in Paris on the 16th (local time) and called for the return of the Statue of Liberty.
He calls on Americans who have dismissed scientists who have argued for academic freedom to stand by dictators. Give us back the Statue of Liberty." Participants applauded and cheered at his remarks.
The claims appear to have come as the Trump administration has significantly cut budget support from the foreign aid and science sectors, destroyed the free trade system with tariff barriers, and criticized Russia's close ties to the end of the war in Ukraine.
Mr. Glucksmann is the leader of France's center-left party 'Plas Publique (Citizen Square)' and is currently a member of the European Parliament.
When his remarks came out, the White House immediately criticized them.
White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt sarcastically said on the 17th, `Don't forget that my advice to a low-level, unknown French politician is that the French don't speak German now because of the United States.'
In the meantime, "There will never be a return of the Statue of Liberty".
Meanwhile, the Statue of Liberty in New York is a massive sculpture presented by France, which fought with Americans against Britain during the American Revolutionary War, in honor of the friendship between the two countries in 1876.
Designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and famous for the Eiffel Tower, architect Gustave Eiffel participated in the construction and the Statue of Liberty, completed in 1886, became a landmark symbolizing New York as well as the United States.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
