This month, Vice President JD Vance embarked on his first international trump while in office. He traveled overseas and addressed European leaders at the Munich Security Conference about a slew of issues, including mass immigration and free speech.
Predictably, left-wing politicians whined that Vance’s speech was “condescending,” among other things.
JD Vance warns Europe against censorship during Munich Security Conference
— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) February 14, 2025
"I look to Brussels, where EU commissars warned citizens that they intend to shut down social media during times of civil unrest the moment they spot what they’ve judged to be ‘hateful content.’
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One politician took it a step further. This week, Massachusetts Democrat Rep. Seth Moulton compared Vance to Hitler over his remarks to the European leaders in Munich.
“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 said on Monday during an interview with MSNBC
“He was talking about ‘the enemy within.’ This is some of the same language that Hitler used to justify the Holocaust,” Moulton added.
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“Just after the speech, Vice President Vance went to the old Nazi Party headquarters in Munich to meet with the leader of the modern day Neo-Nazi Party in Germany,” he continued. “What was bad at Munich could actually get worse. This is a very, very dangerous administration. I think our European allies are just coming to terms with it.”
Rep Seth Moulton: JD Vance Used Same Language That Hitler Used To Justify The Holocaust
— Mr Producer (@RichSementa) February 18, 2025
"He was talking about the enemy within. This is some of the same language that Hitler used to justify the Holocaust." pic.twitter.com/Yhv7F8XVbQ