JD Vance Mocked After Downplaying Election Interference To European Leaders

LOADING ERROR LOADING JD Vance could have attempted a “charm offensive” when he spoke at the Munich Security Conference on Friday. “You can believe it’s wrong for Russia to buy social media Later, Vance said “expressing opinions isn’t election interference even when people express views outside your own country and even when those people are very influential.” He added that “if American democracy can survive 10 years of Greta Thunberg’s scolding, you guys can survive a few months of Elon Musk.” German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius later called Vance’s remarks “unacceptable.” “If I understood him correctly, he is comparing conditions in parts of Europe with those in authoritarian regimes,” Pistorius said, according to The Associated Press. AfD is supported by 20% of Germans even though members of mainstream parties have vowed not to work with the party ― a stance AP says is known as “a firewall.” During his speech, The AP reported, Vance insisted that “Democracy rests on the sacred principle that the voice of the people matters,” while adding, “There’s no room for firewalls.” Vance’s speech was brutally mocked on various social media platforms ― and many people noted the tepid reaction he got from his fellow conference attendees. The falseness of Vance even jokingly comparing a teenage activist with the power that the world’s richest man empowered by Trump to dismantle the US govt and pursue his private agenda is evident for all to see https://t.co/YKh63yhb6E — Laura Rozen February 14, 2025 JD Vance in Munich is like the intern who gets invited to a conference where he tries to dominate a conversation with actual experts on a topic because he once read an article on it for a class assignment. — Dog House Show February 14, 2025 Jesus Christ he’s literally just a controlled Russian puppet — Cabot Montana February 14, 2025 He has opted to justify Russia's election interference worldwide rather than denouncing it.