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and drop it into the ocean:
Eliot Rosewater
(31,121 posts)jmowreader
(50,562 posts)The tablet the statue holds just has "July 4 1776" (the 1776 in Roman numerals) on it.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)But 3 of my grandparents came through there.
I edited my post to refer to the museum.
jmowreader
(50,562 posts)In Trump's mind, that old green statue will never be as beloved as his favorite building in New York City, the classical structure at 1 Bowling Green on the southern tip of Manhattan - which is better known as the US Bankruptcy Court.
marybourg
(12,634 posts)words were on the base of the statue. Maybe they were on a plaque which became fragile and was brought inside? I don't remember any museum on the island, which used to be called Bedloe's Island.
florida08
(4,106 posts)In his world, along with his bigot supporters, the statue of liberty is holding a bat not a torch
bdamomma
(63,919 posts)He is a tyrant. He is going by the Russian handbook. He shouldn't be living in the WH then.
Generic Brad
(14,275 posts)If this was an attempt at sarcasm - please put in the tag so people don't take this at face value.
If this is fake news - please do not add to the disinformation out there.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)Generic Brad
(14,275 posts)I understood what you were attempting to do, but I think the irony i lost on many.