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« Only because of the USA does not speak German »

The White House has rejected the demands of a French politician to return the New York Statue of Freedom to France. « Under no circumstances, » said US President Donald Trump’s spokeswoman for the somewhat pointed question of a journalist whether the Republican is planning to send the landmark back to France.

Karoline Leavitt added that her advice to the « insignificant French politician » was grateful. « The French do not speak German only thanks to the United States. » Therefore, you should be very grateful for “our great country”, says Leavitt. She did not explain exactly what she meant by that. However, the statement is likely to allude to the role of the United States in World War II. Germany had occupied France at the time. The United States, Great Britain and other Allies contributed decisively to the liberation of France.

Freedom statue a gift of France

French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann had said at a party congress of his center-left party Place Publique with a view to Trump’s policy that the United States would no longer represent the values ​​that France would have moved to give them the statue. Therefore, the USA should return the gift.