Vance Criticizes Europe Over Free Speech, Democracy, and Mass Migration

The vice president chastised European allies at the annual Munich Security Conference, calling them out over censorship laws and dangerous immigration policy.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 14, 2025. Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters

U.S. Vice President JD Vance lambasted America’s European allies on Friday over their attitudes toward free speech, democracy, and mass migration.

During a speech at the Munich Security Conference, Vance told the assembled dignitaries that though the Trump administration was concerned about European security, the threat to Europe he worries most about “is not Russia, it’s not China, it’s not any other external actor.”