White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed a French politician this week who demanded that the U.S. return the Statue of Liberty back to France, reminding him that if it was not for the United States, he would likely be speaking German right now.
Leavitt’s remarks were directed at Raphaël Glucksmann, a member of the the European Parliament and co-president of a small leftist party in France, after remarks that he made over the weekend where he accused the United States of having “chosen to switch to the side of the tyrants.”
“Give us back the Statue of Liberty,” Glucksmann demanded. “It was our gift to you. But apparently you despise her. So she will be happy here with us.”
In response to his remarks, a reporter asked Leavitt if Trump would give back the Statue of Liberty.
“Absolutely not,” Leavitt responded. “And, my advice to that unnamed, low-level…
