'He's such a puppet!' Dismayed overflow audience heckles J.D. Vance as he attacks Europe

Vance didn't get the warmest of receptions at the Munich Security Conference when he entered into a speech attacking the governance of the European Union. According to Politico, Vance delivered a "U.S.-style MAGA, red meat speech that eschewed detailed discussion of defense and security," focusing in particular on criticism of European countries' migrant policy and free speech protections. “The retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values, values shared with the United States of America.” He continued, “In Washington there is a new sheriff in town, and under Donald Trump’s leadership, we may disagree with your views, but we will fight to defend your right to offer it in the public square, agree or disagree … If you’re running in fear of your own voters, there is nothing America can do for you.” One of Vance's grievances appears to be the Romanian High Court voiding the first round of that country's presidential election, after determining that the far-right candidate was influenced by an outside Russian disinformation campaign. “When we see European courts canceling elections and senior officials threatening to cancel others, we ought to ask whether we’re holding ourselves to an appropriately high standard,” Vance said. The audience reportedly groaned as Vance highlighted the "threat from within," and one woman in attendance shouted out, "he's such a puppet!"