Posted on 02/28/2025 2:32:18 AM PST by Libloather
The “special relationship” between the US and the UK got awkward Thursday, when Vice President JD Vance confronted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the Oval Office over the longtime American ally’s weakening of freedom of speech.
Earlier this month, at the Munich Security Conference, Vance had riled European opinion by decrying what he called “the threat from within, the retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values—values shared with the United States of America.”
Vance stood by his comments Thursday when pressed by a reporter, saying: “I said what I said, which is that we do have, of course, a special relationship with our friends in the UK and also with some of our European allies.
“But we also know that there have been infringements on free speech that actually affect not just the British, of course, what the British do in their own country is up to them,” the 40-year-old added, “but also affect American technology companies and, by extension, American citizens. So that is something that we’ll talk about today at lunch.”
Seated just a few feet away from Vance, Starmer chimed in to defend his country’s speech codes.
“We’ve had free speech for a very, very long time in in the United Kingdom, and it will last for a very, very long time,” said the 62-year-old Labour Party politician.
“Certainly, we wouldn’t want to reach across [and US citizens, and we don’t, and that’s absolutely right,” he told Vance. “But in relation to free speech in the UK, I’m really proud of that — our history there.”
In Munich, Vance had rattled off examples of criminal convictions in Europe for what would be protected First Amendment activity in America, including the case of 51-year-old British Army veteran and physiotherapist Adam Smith-Connor, who was ordered...
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J.D. is a bulldog. Got that from his Mamaw (she was a firecracker).
Speaking of what the UK enemed7a us refusing to report, with this one interesting exception...
So why is the UK’s enemedia, for the most part, covering up for Two Tier Free Gear Keir by refusing to report on Trump’s question on whether or not the UK could go it alone against Russia...
Note to the UK: Folks, you need to watch this stuff yourselves. Your enemedia works gor your Deep State. And now that the US taxpayer cash cow has left the barn, the EU needs you and your money desperately.
If you submit, don’t expect us to come to your defense this time.
He’s a commie. Goes with the show.
There wasn't when we separated from them either. England has a long history of oppressing the subjects.
President Trump sends Vice President JD Vance to rightly criticized the Europeans for violation of tenants of free speech universally accepted within the Western world.
The Prime Minister of Great Britain now has space to defend his country without directly contradicting the president of the United States.
Point and counterpoint made and everyone still friends.
Two Tier Free Gear Keir isn’t there to defend his country.
He’s there to cover for the people who came with him who are there to protect the UK’s Deep State.
Pres. Trump knows very well who he’s really dealing with.
So does Vance.
TTFGK is just another POTATUS.
The Maoists are *firmly* in charge in Britain. They got a massive majority last July so there’s no way there’ll be another election before June 2029. If we think that things got bad with The Big Guy’s 4 years wait until we see what happens to Britain over 5 years of these psychopaths.
And no one in power, at the moment, in the UK is defending the UK.
Just their Deep State.
So does Vance.
Of course they do, that's why they use a cut out. The Prime Minister of Great Britain is equally aware and addresses his comments to the vice president for the very same reasons.
What you have to say about the deviousness of perfidious Albion may or may not be true but it is also true that they know how to play the political game and I'm delighted to say that Trump does as well.
And by the time Vance is president Starmer will be gone and Farage will be PM, or a few months away of becoming so.
I can picture Vance doing something similar to Fireside Chats when he's President in 4 years.
We need the House with a better majority in 2 years.
Number three
You have the right to free Speech
As long as
You’re not dumb enough to actually try it
-The Clash (Know Your Rights)
Good for J.D.! Few Americans are even aware of what a blessing “real” free speech is.
No where else in the world can you actually contest your “rights” as you can in the U.S.A.
Try and say anything anti-islamic or anti-woke anywhere else in this world and see if they don’t clap you in irons (and keep you there)
Tommy Robinson comes to mind.
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