A French official made what appears to be a tongue-in-cheek request that President Donald Trump return the Statue of Liberty. Raphael Glucksmann, who represents France in the European Parliament, told his fellow Socialists and Democrats alliance members that the United States should return the monument,

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday rejected a French politician’s request to return the Statue of Liberty, prompting that European Parliament member to call out the “shameful” administration.

A French European parliament member said over the weekend that the U.S. should return the Statue of Liberty to France after President Trump decided “to side with the tyrants” against