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.