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French politician Raphaël Glucksmann recently called for the United States to return the Statue of Liberty as he believes that America no longer represents the values embodied by the monument. The White House has already responded to this request with a hard no, citing the United States’ involvement in World War II for why France should be grateful instead of trying to take back the statue. Natalie Migliore, WOR Reporter, was sent out on the street by Mendte in the Morning to talk to the people of New York City about what they think about France trying to take back their gift.
“It’s a gift, you don’t give a gift back,” one person told Migliore. Another citizen agreed “We had it so long, why should it go back?”
Migliore also spoke with someone who thinks the French request isn’t too harsh: “I don’t think our country really deserves it at this point. A country is only worth how it treats its citizens, so we’re not being treated really well right now.”
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