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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzlement in a case that could potentially end her political career.
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was handed a five-year ban from holding public office after being convicted of misappropriation of funds by a court in France, almost certainly preventing her ru...
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Mediaite on MSNFrench Official Who Suggested Taking Back Statue of Liberty Fires Back at Karoline Leavitt, Slams ‘Shameful’ Trump AdministrationThe French official who floated the idea of taking back the Statue of Liberty responded White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt calling him out.
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Boing Boing on MSN"Give us back the Statue of Liberty" French MEP demands unmerited symbol of freedom's returnA French Member of the European Parliament demanded that the United States return the Statue of Liberty. The United States no longer represents the values under which the famed Statue of Liberty was gifted to it,
Center-left French lawmaker Raphael Glucksmann accused the U.S. of abandoning the values that made it a strong ally to Europe.
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However, French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann, who belongs to the Socialists and Democrats Group, believes the values that “Lady Liberty” symbolizes no longer align with the United States of today. The French politician struck a nerve by suggesting the U.S. send back the beloved statue due to its association with “tyrants.”
We gave it to you as a gift, but apparently you despise it," French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann said over the weekend. "So it will be just fine here at home."
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made it clear Monday the landmark is staying right where it is, Mediaite reported. Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy asked Leavitt if the Statue of Liberty was France bound after French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann demanded its return Sunday.
French Socialist MEP says Washington’s embrace of dictators negates the values that led France to bestow the iconic statue some 140 years ago.
The proposal by Nice-based Atelier Missor, which specialises in sculpting famed French figures such as Napoleon and Joan of Arc, received approval from Elon Musk, who called the idea “cool” on X.
Marine Le Pen, French far-right leader, has been barred from running in the 2027 presidential election due to a conviction for embezzling European Union funds.