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.

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.”

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.

Melinda French Gates doesn’t seem all too interested in exploring the dynamics of her divorce. The philanthropist was asked about comments made by her ex-husband, Bill Gates, in an interview in January,

"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.