A French politician has called on the US to give the Statue of Liberty back after suggesting that some Americans “have chosen to switch to the side of the tyrants.”

But his assertion in a speech this weekend that some Americans "have chosen to switch to the side of the tyrants" reflects the broad shockwaves that U.S. President Donald Trump's seismic shifts in foreign and domestic policy are triggering in France and elsewhere in Europe.

French member of the European Parliament Raphaël Glucksmann said the US should give back the Statue of Liberty for '(choosing) the side of tyrants.'

Melinda French Gates cautioned the public against seeing billionaires as monoliths, saying instead she tried to raise her children with a sense of normality.

"I knew when I got divorced, I would be okay on my own. And I think that was the most important thing," Melinda French Gates said.

Melinda French Gates has shared some insight into her 2021 divorce from Bill Gates. The philanthropist candidly spoke with Elle magazine in an article published on Monday, March 17, about the split that changed her life.