Vice President J.D. Vance’s speech on February 14 at the Munich Security Conference—in which he criticized European nations for what he described as a “retreat” from free speech principles and an embrace of mass migration—drew disagreement and public rebukes from some foreign leaders,

The AfD’s appeal to Vance, Musk and others in President Trump’s orbit is its shared distrust of E.U. regulations, limits on speech as they apply to the far right, and, perhaps above all, the AfD’s signature opposition to immigration.

Vice President J.D. Vance called Germany’s free speech restrictions “Orwellian” and said Monday that other European countries should join the U.S. in rejecting such laws.

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Vance also gave a speech in Munich, hypocritically scolding Europe’s leaders for many actions Trump has engaged in.

This may be the year the firewall collapses. The AfD is now polling at about 22 percent nationally and seems destined for a strong showing in Sunday’s federal parliamentary election. No other party will deign to form a coalition with it. But if the AfD performs well enough, it will be impossible to exclude altogether from decision making.

Vance did not have the diplomatic skills to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz who condemned the speech along with most of the world.

Delivering a speech in Germany, U S Vice President J D Vance criticized European governments for suppressing free speech and discriminating against Christians He urged leaders across Europe to

J. D. Vance offended European colleagues on Friday by publicly doubting that they are champions of democracy. Some of the examples he cited were spurious — but the EU establishment’s shocked reaction itself spoke to their unreflective groupthink.

MUNICH - US Vice-President J.D. Vance met on Feb 14 in Munich with the leader of Germany's far-right AfD, his office confirmed, after endorsing the party as a political partner - a stance Berlin dismissed as unwelcome election interference. An official in ...

While some criticized Vice President JD Vance’s speech, a former member of the European Pariament said European Union “bureaucrats” should “be required to listen to this

Then, in a speech in Munich last week, 10 days before Sunday’s vote, Vice President J.D. Vance attacked the so-called “firewall” Germany’s mainstream parties have maintained against the ...