President Trump on Friday was asked about Vice President Vance's recent European leadership surges, immigration impacts and what he accused as restrictions on freedom of speech, and defense. I did it.
“I heard his speech and he talked about freedom of speech. And I think it's true in Europe, it's losing,” Trump said. He told reporters At the White House on Friday during his signing of his latest executive order. “They've lost their amazing freedom of speech rights. I see that. I mean, he gave a very good speech. In fact, it's a very great speech.”
“Europe needs to be careful. And he spoke about immigration. And there's a big issue of immigration in Europe,” the president added, defending his second command. “Let's look at what happened in the crime. See what's happening in different parts of Europe.”
His comments come the day after Vance provided his first major speech on the international stage. There, he censored the opposite perspective and repented his European counterparts to retreat from the “core values.” The former Ohio Senator argued that Europe's biggest enemies are not China or Russia, but laws targeting mass immigration and speech.
“The Trump administration is very interested in European security and believes that it will be possible to reach a reasonable settlement between Russia and Ukraine, but I am not Russia that Europe is most concerned about, and China. Not that, it's not what other external actors,” Vance said during the meeting.
The Vice President's remarks spoke little about nearly three years of war and peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. He also circumvented the president's desire for Europe to commit more to defensive spending.
“I actually thought his speech was very well received. I heard some very good comments,” Trump said Friday.
Vance's speech received several pushbacks from German officials who questioned the Vice President's comments on democracy in the European Union.
“This democracy has just been questioned by the Vice President of the United States. Not just German democracy, but all of Europe. He spoke about the abolition of democracy. And if I understand him correctly, he would be the one in Europe. We compare the state to a state that wins several authoritarian regimes,” said German defence minister Boris Pistorius.
“Women and everyone, this is unacceptable! This is unacceptable!” he continued, adding, “In our democracy, every opinion has a voice.”
German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz also fought for his criticism on Saturday, but he also blows up him by accepting the country's far-right Fuhl German and German (AFD) party.
Rep. Jerry Connolly (D-Va.) also criticised Ohio Republicans for rhetoric, pointing to the Trump administration's moves and cutting federal spending.
“Imagine Europeans fearing their voters because employees think they are part of the deep state and can't be trusted,” Connolly said with CNN's Pamela Brown. He spoke in an interview.
“Are you going to lecture others about the political tolerance of freedom of speech?” he added. “That's a little.”
Among other areas, from the U.S. Department of International Development, Education, and the Consumer Financial Protection Agency to the Department of Home Affairs, Veteran Affairs and the Department of Health and Human Services, the administration is big in Trump's first few weeks to overhaul the federal Progress has been made. Labor force.
