Give me your tired, your poor. Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.’ Now, 140 years after the famous Green Lady was given to America from France, a lawmaker has suggested it’s time the US gives it back.

A French member of the European parliament demanded the United States return the Statue of Liberty to France, arguing that America no longer upholds the values of the gift.

A French politician has called on the US to give the Statue of Liberty back after suggesting that some Americans “have chosen to switch to the side of the tyrants.”