Vance, Munich and CPAC

Opinion
JD Vance’s Munich speech makes clear: Europe just doesn’t get it
Vice President JD Vance set off a firestorm in Munich when he chastised European leaders for their hostility toward free speech, their democratic deficit and their poorly conceived immigration policies.
JD Vance, at CPAC, Defends His Munich Speech and Trump’s Policy Barrage
The vice president kicked off the conservative gathering by urging European allies to adopt right-wing views on immigration and offering a defense of the administration’s early moves.
At CPAC, Vance finally gets the reception he wishes he got in Munich
“I’m glad you guys liked it. Not everybody liked it, you guys liked it,” Vance told the CPAC crowd of the speech he gave last week in Munich. There, it had generated more groans than applause, but here, just a short mention of it caused the crowd of thousands to whistle and stand.
JD Vance champions Trump’s first month in kick off to CPAC 2025
Vice President JD Vance began the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference Thursday just as Elon Musk was announced as a conference speaker.
Opinion
Vance’s Munich speech is a global assault on democracy
"Trump and Vance cannot merely be accused of appeasing dictators and far-right extremists," writes one reader. "It’s something even worse."
Vance gets standing ovation at CPAC for Munich speech: ‘Glad you guys liked it’
Vice President Vance received a standing ovation for his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday over remarks he delivered last week at the Munich Security Conference.
What I heard in Munich — ordinary Germans long for a Trump of their own
Average Germans understand their nation is in crisis — and are exasperated that it took an American leader like JD Vance to ...
Europe’s New Reality: Trump May Not Quit NATO, but He’s Already Undercutting It
European officials knew the president’s win would threaten the fundamental precepts of the post-World War II order. But the ...
Bret Stephens: Vance’s Munich disgrace
The vice president’s speech last week at the Munich Security Conference, combined with his meeting with the leader of the far ...
At Munich, Trump’s chaotic approach has allies rattled
MUNICH — The Trump administration began its first week of negotiations to end the war in Ukraine with a dizzying array of ...
After Munich, How Will Europe Handle Trump?
Last week, the continent confronted its worst fears about the new president, but also recognized the need for a new strategy.
Trudy Rubin: At Munich Security Conference, Trump makes it clear that Europe and Ukraine are on their own
Last weekend will be remembered as the historic moment when the Trump administration broke America’s historic bonds with ...
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Is Trump Building an International Authoritarian Alliance?
America First” foreign policy is typically thought of as isolationist. But what Trump, Musk, and Vance have hinted at is far ...
“Are We Still Friends?”: How Donald Trump Is Unraveling the Western Alliance
A gathering of diplomats in Europe only heightened fears that the United States is abandoning NATO and siding with Russia ...