JD Vance attacks Europe over free speech and migration
By HatetheSwamp February 15, 2025 3:32 am Category: International (0.0 from 0 votes)
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I'm more proud of my vote for JD than any I have ever cast!
US Vice-President JD Vance has launched a scalding attack on European democracies, saying the greatest threat facing the continent was not from Russia and China, but "from within".
he spent the majority accusing European governments - including the UK's - of retreating from their values, and ignoring voter concerns on migration and free speech.
The address was met by silence in the hall, and later denounced by several politicians at the conference. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said it was "not acceptable".
Vance's address...focused on culture-war issues and key themes of Trump's campaign for the US presidency - a departure from the usual security and defence discussions at the annual conference.
Vance used his 20-minute speech to single out several European nations, including the UK.
He raised a legal case in which an army veteran who silently prayed outside an abortion clinic was convicted of breaching an 150-metre safe zone around the centre.
But Vance argued that the "basic liberties of religious Britons, in particular" were under threat.
Vance went on to criticise the use of laws enforcing buffer zones, saying that free speech was in retreat and alleging that the Scottish government had warned people against private prayer within their own homes.
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I'm more proud of my vote for JD than any I have ever cast!
