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“I Said What I Said” – JD Vance Calls Out Prime Minister Keir Starmer to His Face for “Infringements on Free Speech” (VIDEO)
The Gateway Pundit ^ | Feb. 27, 2025 5:00 pm | Cristina Laila

Posted on 02/27/2025 6:00:01 PM PST by SoConPubbie

President Trump welcomed British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to the White House on Thursday.

President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Prime Minister Keir Starmer met in the Oval Office to discuss a potential peace deal between Russia and Ukraine and the future of NATO.

At one point JD Vance called out Starmer to his face for infringements on free speech.

“I said what I said,” JD Vance said during the Oval Office meeting.

“We 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 can but also affect American technology companies and by extension American citizens,” Vance said.

“So that is something that we’ll talk about today at lunch.”

WATCH:

JD Vance doubles down on his concerns about the UK’s free speech infringements.

British PM Keir Starmer’s pathetic response “We’ve had free speech for a long time in the UK and it will last for a long time… I’m very proud of our history there.” pic.twitter.com/GNLPjgtC22

— Media Research Center (@theMRC) February 27, 2025

British police have been arresting people over their social media posts criticizing transgender individuals.

Is this what Keir Starmer means when he says the UK has free speech?

“Someone has been caused anxiety based on your social media post. And that is why you’re being arrested.” British policing, 2022. pic.twitter.com/D4MZhbXq08

— Paul Embery (@PaulEmbery) July 30, 2022

The BBC reported the man was arrested for “malicious communications,” and a man who recorded the incident was arrested for allegedly “obstructing an arrest.”

Hampshire government provides this handy flyer on their 1984 approach to speech, noting that malicious communication includes:

    • Content grossly offensive, vulgar, outrageous, shameful, shocking, abusive, insulting
    • That is indecent, degrading, humiliating, improper, especially in relation to sexual matters
    • That is of a threatening nature and the threat is believed to be real
    • That is sent using false information that is believed to be false by the sender
    • Sent to cause the person or anyone else distress or anxiety


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: freespeech; starmer; thoughtcrimes; trump; vance

1 posted on 02/27/2025 6:00:01 PM PST by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie

And then there was the POTUS...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2025/feb/27/donald-trump-asks-keir-starmer-if-uk-can-take-on-russia-by-itself-video


2 posted on 02/27/2025 6:09:51 PM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: SoConPubbie

I love J.D.!!!!!!!!


3 posted on 02/27/2025 6:17:44 PM PST by pollywog (" O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
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To: mewzilla

It was awesome!


4 posted on 02/27/2025 6:37:50 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within ? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: pollywog

” You are an excellent tasting Captian. You let your second in command, attack, while you watch for weakness.”


5 posted on 02/27/2025 6:41:17 PM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING 0F AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE oNO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: pollywog

I think he wins this apprentice show for 2028.


6 posted on 02/27/2025 6:41:43 PM PST by right way right (“May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope.)
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To: cowboyusa

Tactician.


7 posted on 02/27/2025 6:41:45 PM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING 0F AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE oNO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: SoConPubbie

Comment section of the Daily Telegraph ripped Starmer a new one for not returning fire.


8 posted on 02/27/2025 6:45:43 PM PST by Biblebelter
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To: Biblebelter

What’s two-tier Kier gonna do or say? The UK wants a better trade deal with us, they want to sell their storm shadow missiles, and they want in on the oil, gas and mineral deals to come.

It’s too bad that the Brits didn’t blast Starmer instead of defending him. Though that could land them in jail I guess, and he’s their guy and looked wimpy. (As an aside, in Germany the laws are even more strict and criticism of elected officials may now even be a worse crime than just insulting a regular citizen). Europe is losing itself. If you don’t have free speech you don’t have free thought and free debate; furthermore it’s impossible to know what someone may be offended by. One person can shrug off our laugh at a comment while another will fall into a tizzy and report you to the cops. JD is correct. He has to protect Americans and American tech companies from their nonsensical views on speech policing. We were well on our way to having similar laws - or at least tactics - here, with all the censorship, shadow banning, and big taxpayer money payments made to media outlets to support the government narrative. Thankfully Trump and JD won, and I believe most of these tech leaders switched to Trump specifically to get someone who would defend their businesses from draconian European regulations. They also got tired of all the emails and phone calls from US agencies telling them whom to ban and what to delete etc.


9 posted on 02/27/2025 7:07:04 PM PST by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: SoConPubbie

I like the cut of his jib!


10 posted on 02/27/2025 7:07:27 PM PST by Ken H (Trump 2024)
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To: SoConPubbie

This JD guy is growing on me every day. I’m really hoping he lives to be the follow up we need for 2028. It’s crazy to think he has to start planning in twoish years to build a campaign.


11 posted on 02/27/2025 7:25:43 PM PST by catbertz
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“This JD guy is growing on me every day.”

Romney thinking JD was the worst choice is just the cherry on the top.


12 posted on 02/27/2025 7:50:07 PM PST by alternatives?
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To: SoConPubbie

And Trump did across there and proudly says to himself, “That’s my boy!”


13 posted on 02/27/2025 8:13:30 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: SoConPubbie

Starmer is just bluster. Trump holds all the cards.


14 posted on 02/27/2025 8:20:01 PM PST by Brooklyn Attitude (Election day 2024, Happy Days Are Here Again!)
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To: alternatives?

“Romney thinking JD was the worst choice is just the cherry on the top.”

Ooh I missed that info. I agree that definitely adds to JD’s reputation. 🤣


15 posted on 02/27/2025 10:51:37 PM PST by catbertz
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To: SoConPubbie

JD did not dance around what he said, great comeback JD


16 posted on 02/28/2025 3:30:30 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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17 posted on 02/28/2025 10:19:46 AM PST by Albion Wilde (“Did you ever meet a woke person that’s happy? There’s no such thing.” —Donald J. Trump)
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OOPS! I apologize for the double post. I asked mods to remove the second one.


19 posted on 02/28/2025 10:23:43 AM PST by Albion Wilde (“Did you ever meet a woke person that’s happy? There’s no such thing.” —Donald J. Trump)
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