US Vice President JD Vance blasts Europe over free speech, lax migration
Al Jazeera
The US vice president calls Trump a ‘new sheriff in town’ as he offers harsh words for Washington’s European allies.
United States Vice President JD Vance has taken aim at European countries during his first international trip, accusing leaders of rollbacks on free speech, lax migration policies and delinquency in their defence commitments.
In a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday, Vance announced that the administration of President Donald Trump would mark a pivot in terms of the US relationship with its European allies.
“There is a new sheriff in town under Donald Trump’s leadership,” Vance told an audience of political leaders, military officers and diplomats at the annual conference.
He proceeded to accuse European leaders of censoring social media, interfering in elections and violating the rights of Christians.
“I believe that dismissing people, dismissing their concerns or, worse yet, shutting down media, shutting down elections or shutting people out of the political process protects nothing,” Vance said. “In fact, it is the most surefire way to destroy democracy.”
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