‘Who Told Her to Say This?’: Trump Press Secretary’s Attempt to Slam France Over Statue of Liberty Demand Backfires, Eliciting Furious Backlash Over ‘Shocking and Insulting’ Remarks
In comments that demonstrated historical and diplomatic ignorance, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday told France, America’s oldest ally, it should be “very grateful” to the United States that it isn’t speaking German right now. The president’s 28-year-old mouthpiece was responding to comments over the weekend by a French politician, Raphaël Glucksmann, a…