French Government Demand Return of Statue of Liberty

Satirical News Service
Paris, France

In a sharply worded communique to the United States, the French government has demanded the return of the Statue of Liberty that has stood in New York Harbor for more than 100 years. In his statement, France’s President Macron stated “At the time this gift was bestowed to the United States, it acted as a symbol to people worldwide that the United States offered hope from a life of persecution, intolerance, and injustice. It was felt that this statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi with her shining torch symbolized this hope. We in France are sad to say that today in the United Stated States quite the opposite is true. We feel it hypocritical to let the work of a such a great Frenchman continue to stand in the gateway of that country. We are henceforth sending a group of French Engineers who will be responsible for the dismantling and relocation of the Statue to a country that is more fitting to receive it.”