I stand by what I’ve done," Judith de Leeuw defiantly told HuffPost amid backlash from Trump loyalists, including one GOP lawmaker who said the piece "disgusts me." ...

What was once a shining symbol of liberty now carries the sorrow of lost meaning,” the artist wrote in a July 4 post on Facebook.

Although it didn’t set aside funds for it, Congress formally accepted the statue as a gift from the people of France in 1877.The statue’s acceptance and erection spanned five presidencies.

PARIS (AP) — Hey, America: Give the Statue of Liberty back to France. So says a French politician who is making headlines in his country for suggesting that the U.S. is no longer worthy of the ...

Hey, America: Give the Statue of Liberty back to France. So says a French politician who is making headlines in his country for suggesting that the U.S. is no longer worthy of the monument, which ...

PARIS — Hey, America: Give the Statue of Liberty back to France. So says a French politician who is making headlines in his country for suggesting that the U.S. is no longer worthy of the ...

French politician calls for Statue of Liberty to return to France. Here's why it won't happen FILE - The Statue of Liberty is seen from the Staten Island Ferry, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, in New York.

French politician calls for Statue of Liberty to return to France. Here's why it won't happen FILE - The Statue of Liberty is seen from the Staten Island Ferry, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, in New York.

French politician calls for Statue of Liberty to return to France. Here's why it won't happen FILE - The Statue of Liberty is seen from the Staten Island Ferry, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, in New York.

French politician calls for Statue of Liberty to return to France. Here's why it won't happen FILE - The Statue of Liberty is seen from the Staten Island Ferry, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, in New York.