U.S. Vice-President JD Vance warned governments that internal threats to democracy are a greater threats than external antagonists like China and Russia.
leadership” and warned governments that internal threats to democracy, like election cancellations and censorship, are greater threats to their countries than external antagonists like China and Russia.
“I’ve heard a lot about what you need to defend yourselves from and of course, that’s important. But what has seemed a little bit less clear to me … is what exactly you’re defending yourselves for?”In his own remarks to the conference, Vance lectured European officials on free speech and illegal migration on the continent, warning elected officials that they risk losing public support if they don’t quickly change course.
He stressed that Europe must “step up” in managing its own security, taking a combative tone during a time of increasing transatlantic discord around trade, defence and other issues.And despite Trump’s top allies’ repeated attacks on journalists, Democrats and perceived critics, Vance hit out at his boss’ predecessor, former president Joe Biden, who Vance said “seemed desperate to silence people for speaking their minds.
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