The Woman Who Climbed the Statue of Liberty Was Inspired By that Iconic Michelle Obama Quote

Following her show of resistance, the 44-year-old Staten Island resident was charged with trespassing and two other misdemeanors. After pleading not guilty during a federal court hearing in Manhattan, Okoumou delivered a brief and powerful speech to the press outside the courthouse in which she cited the iconic words of former First Lady Michelle Obama originally delivered at the 2016 Democratic National Convention:

“Michelle Obama, our beloved First Lady that I care so much about, said ‘When they go low, we go high,’ and I went as high as I could,” she said. “I would not do it again,” she continued, referencing her decision to single-handedly climb a national monument. “The judge told me not to—but I think the message was sent. No child belongs in a cage; children should not be separated from their parents, especially on a holiday like this. It is not OK.”

No word (yet) from Obama on Okoumou’s actions, but—along with the other three living former first ladies—she did condemn Trump’s separation policy. Though Trump eventually ended the practice with an Executive Order, a majority of the children have yet to be reunited with their parents. 

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