French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann has called for the return of the Statue of Liberty, claiming that the US has sided with tyrants and disrespected the gift. He criticizes actions taken by the US against researchers advocating for scientific freedom, suggesting that the statue, emblematic of liberty, would be better appreciated in France. Glucksmann expresses a willingness to welcome the dismissed researchers back to France, emphasizing the importance of freedom and innovation that he believes the US is currently rejecting.
"Give us back the Statue of Liberty. We gave it to you as a gift, but apparently you despise it. So it will be just fine here at home."
"If you want to fire your best researchers, if you want to fire all the people who, through their freedom and their sense of innovation, have made your country the world's leading power, then we’re going to welcome them."
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