The White House has reacted after a French politician demanded that the U.S. return the Statue of Liberty, saying the country no longer embodies the spirit of the iconic monument. Raphaël Glucksmann,

It was our gift to you. But apparently you despise her," French politician Raphaël Glucksmann said of the national monument

A French official made what appears to be a tongue-in-cheek request that President Donald Trump return the Statue of Liberty. Raphael Glucksmann, who represents France in the European Parliament, told his fellow Socialists and Democrats alliance members that the United States should return the monument,