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

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,

Glucksmann suggested the U.S. isn't worthy of the Statue of Liberty, a monument that was a gift from France nearly 140 years ago.