US Vice President JD Vance's Munich Remarks Spark Controversy and Accusations of Nazi Rhetoric
Rep. Seth Moulton criticized VP Vance's speech at the Munich Security Conference for echoing Nazi rhetoric, causing shock among European allies.
Moulton also blasted Vance for meeting with leaders of Germany’s far-right AfD party after his remarks.
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It was an alarming degree of contempt for cherished free speech principles, to say the least.
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Vance criticized European leaders over censorship and immigration while speaking at the Munich Security Conference Friday.
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I think many of us Americans just felt totally embarrassed as VP Vance delivered really not a speech, but a condescending lecture about the fundamental tenets of democracy to our European allies and what was most remarkable is just how hypocritical this speech was.
Moulton: VP Vance Used 'Same Language that Hitler Used to Justify the Holocaust'
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The threat that I worry the most about vis-à-vis Europe is not Russia, it’s not China, it’s not any other external actor.
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Summary
At the Munich Security Conference, US Vice President JD Vance condemned European speech regulations as Orwellian, which led to significant backlash. Rep. Seth Moulton accused Vance of using language reminiscent of Nazi justifications for the Holocaust, stating it shocked attendees. Moulton recounted a Republican advisor's comments on Vance's speech suggesting a dangerous trend of labeling dissenters as an 'enemy within.' Additionally, Moulton criticized Vance for meeting Germany's far-right AfD party leaders following his remarks, labeling the speech as hypocritical, and asserting it demonstrated a condescending lecture on democracy to European allies.
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