The Statute of Liberty was meant to be a monumental gesture of French-American friendship to mark the 100th anniversary of the July 4, 1776, Declaration of Independence. One French politician now

White House press secretary Karoline Leaviitt reminded a French politician who wants the Statue of Liberty back that the U.S. saved him from Nazi Germany.

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,