JD Vance criticizes European allies for not listening to their citizens

Munich, Germany
CNN
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US Vice President JD Vance has come out swinging against European allies – not for how they manage their national security or for not enough defense spending, but for not listening to their citizens and suppressing voices they disagree with.

“Whether that’s the leader of the opposition, a humble Christian praying in her own home or a journalist trying to report the news,” Vance said Friday in a speech at the Munich Security Conference.

Vance singled out migration as Europe’s most critical issue and highlighted the attack on Thursday in Munich allegedly carried out by an Afghan migrant.

He took jabs at Sweden,…