White House tells 'unnamed low-level French politician' U.S. will keep Statue of Liberty

Record ID: 1984111

  • Title: White House tells 'unnamed low-level French politician' U.S. will keep Statue of Liberty
  • Date: 17th March 2025
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (MARCH 17, 2025) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY, KAROLINE LEAVITT, SAYING: JOURNALIST OFF CAMERA SAYING: "There is now a member of the European Parliament from France who does not think the US represents the values of the Statue of Liberty anymore, they want the Statue of Liberty back. So is president Trump going
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  • Keywords: Karoline Leavitt french politician press secretary statue of liverty white house
  • Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. AND NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON, D.C. AND NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: North America,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA002953617032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded on Monday (March 17) to a French politician's comment, saying the United States will not return the Statue of Liberty.
    During a press briefing, Leavitt was asked by a journalist to comment on French European parliament member Raphaël Glucksmann statement, who reportedly said the U.S. should give back the 19th-century gift from France over U.S. president Donald Trump’s decision “to side with the tyrants” against Ukraine.
    Leavitt called Glucksmann an “unnamed low-level French politician."
    "It’s only because of America that the French are not speaking German right now,” she said, referring to the Allied Powers, including the U.S., who liberated France from Nazi occupation during World War II.
    (Production: Liliana Ciobanu)
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