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萬斯斥責歐洲的審查製度，批評“大規模移民”
作者：Brett Samuels，The Hill 2025 年 2 月 14 日
https://myfox8.com/news/vance-scolds-europe-over-censorship-criticizes-mass-migration/
周五，萬斯副總統在國際舞台上首次發表重要講話，指責歐洲領導人壓製反對意見，背離“基本價值觀”。
萬斯在慕尼黑安全會議上發表講話，他認為歐洲麵臨的最大威脅不是中國或俄羅斯，而是大規模移民問題和限製言論自由的法律。
“雖然特朗普政府非常關心歐洲安全，並相信我們可以在俄羅斯和烏克蘭之間達成合理的解決方案……但我最擔心的歐洲威脅不是俄羅斯，不是中國，也不是任何其他外部行為者，”萬斯說。
“我擔心的是來自內部的威脅，”他繼續說道。“歐洲背離了一些最基本的價值觀，這些價值觀與美國是一致的。”
萬斯的言論沒有深入探討烏克蘭衝突，特朗普政府正在推動停火談判，也沒有詳細討論特朗普總統希望歐洲在國防開支上投入更多資金的願望。
相反，萬斯指責歐洲官員利用旨在盡量減少錯誤信息和虛假信息的法律來邊緣化民粹主義的聲音和選民。
“對於我們大西洋彼岸的許多人來說，這越來越像是隱藏在蘇聯時代‘錯誤信息’和‘虛假信息’等詞匯背後的古老、根深蒂固的利益集團，他們隻是不喜歡這樣的想法：持不同觀點的人可能會表達不同的意見，或者，但願不會，以不同的方式投票，甚至更糟的是，贏得選舉，”萬斯說。
“如果你因為害怕自己的選民而參選，美國就無能為力，”萬斯補充道。 “事實上，你也無法為選舉我和選舉特朗普總統的美國人民做任何事情。”
萬斯抨擊歐盟“委員”審查“仇恨內容”。他指責英國“背離良知權利”。他更廣泛地否認了外界幹預選舉等同於幹預選舉的想法。
萬斯對羅馬尼亞 12 月決定抹去第一輪總統選舉結果的決定提出異議，此前解密的安全文件指控俄羅斯幹預選舉，助長了一位極右翼局外人候選人。
他還為科技億萬富翁、特朗普盟友埃隆·馬斯克的行為辯護，馬斯克涉足歐洲政壇，並虛擬出席了極右翼德國選擇黨 (AfD) 的集會。
“大聲說出自己的看法並不是幹預選舉。即使人們在本國以外表達觀點，即使這些人非常有影響力，”萬斯說。 “相信我，我說這話的時候一定很幽默：如果美國民主能夠經受住格蕾塔·桑伯格 10 年的責罵，你們就能經受住埃隆·馬斯克幾個月的責罵。”
萬斯還將大規模移民描述為歐洲大陸麵臨的最緊迫問題。他指出，前一天慕尼黑發生的一起移民駕車衝撞人群的事件就是大規模移民後果的一個例子。
“這片大陸上沒有一個選民會去投票箱打開閘門，讓數百萬未經審查的移民進入歐洲，”萬斯說。“越來越多的歐洲人正在投票給承諾結束失控移民的政治領導人。我恰好同意其中的許多擔憂。你不必同意我的觀點，我隻是認為人們關心。”
萬斯的演講在會場上反響平平，但特朗普在美國可能會對此表示歡迎。特朗普在競選中也提出了類似的文化戰爭問題，包括限製移民、美國審查製度和侵犯言論自由的指控。萬斯對政府更迭表示認可，他告訴歐洲領導人，鎮上“來了一位新警長”。
“在唐納德·特朗普的領導下，我們可能不同意你們的觀點，但我們會為你們在公共場合表達觀點的權利而戰，不管你們同意還是不同意，”萬斯說。
副總統發表上述言論之際，特朗普團隊因禁止美聯社報道白宮事件而引發爭議，理由是他們不同意新聞媒體繼續將東南海岸附近的水域稱為墨西哥灣。特朗普上個月簽署了一項命令，宣布這片水域將被稱為美國灣。
Vance scolds Europe over censorship, criticizes ‘mass migration’
by: Brett Samuels, The Hill Feb 14, 2025
https://myfox8.com/news/vance-scolds-europe-over-censorship-criticizes-mass-migration/
Vice President Vance on Friday used his first major speech on the international stage to accuse European leaders of stifling opposing viewpoints and of retreating from “fundamental values.”
Vance delivered remarks at the Munich Security Conference, where he argued the biggest threats facing Europe were not China or Russia, but the issue of mass migration and laws that restrict free speech.
“While the Trump administration is very concerned with European security and believes we can come to a reasonable settlement between Russia and Ukraine … the threat that I worry the most about vis-à-vis Europe is not Russia, it’s not China, it’s not any other external actor,” Vance said.
“And what I worry about is the threat from within,” he continued. “The retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values, values shared with the United States of America.’
Vance’s remarks did not delve into the conflict in Ukraine, where the Trump administration is pushing for a ceasefire negotiation, nor did he discuss at length President Trump’s desire for Europe to commit more to defense spending.
Instead, Vance accused European officials of using laws meant to minimize misinformation and disinformation to marginalize populist voices and voters.
“To many of us on the other side of the Atlantic, it looks more and more like old, entrenched interests hiding behind Soviet-era words like ‘misinformation’ and ‘disinformation’ who simply don’t like the idea that somebody with an alternative viewpoint might express a different opinion or, God forbid, vote a different way or, even worse, win an election,” Vance said.
“If you’re running in fear of your own voters, there is nothing America can do for you,” Vance added. “Nor, for that matter, is there anything you can do for the American people who elected me and elected President Trump.”
Vance attacked European Union “commissars” for censoring “hateful content.” He called out the United Kingdom for a “backslide away from conscience rights.” And he more broadly shrugged off the idea that outsiders weighing in on elections amounts to election meddling.
Vance took issue with Romania’s decision in December to wipe out the results from the first round of presidential elections after declassified security documents alleged Russian interference that promoted a far-right outsider candidate.
He also defended the conduct of Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and Trump ally who has waded into European politics and appeared virtually at a rally for the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party.
“Speaking up and expressing opinions isn’t election interference. Even when people express views outside your own country and even when those people are very influential,” Vance said. “And trust me I say this with all humor: If American democracy can survive 10 years of Greta Thunberg’s scolding, you guys can survive a few months of Elon Musk.”
Vance also described mass migration as the most urgent issue facing the continent. He pointed to an incident in Munich a day earlier when a migrant drove a car into a crowd as an example of the consequences of mass migration.
“No voter on this continent went to the ballot box to open the floodgates to millions of unvetted immigrants,” Vance said. “More and more all over Europe, they’re voting for political leaders who promise to put an end to out of control migration. I happen to agree with a lot of these concerns. You don’t have to agree with me, I just think that people care.”
Vance’s speech garnered a tepid reception in the room, but it was likely to be well received by Trump back in the United States. Trump campaigned on similar culture war issues, including restrictions on migration and on claims of censorship and free speech infringement in the United States. In a nod to the change in administration, Vance told European leaders there was a “new sheriff in town.”
“Under Donald Trump’s leadership, we may disagree with your views, but we will fight for your right to offer it in the public square, agree or disagree,” Vance said.
The vice president’s remarks came as the Trump team has sparked controversy with its decision to bar The Associated Press from covering events at the White House, citing disagreements with the news outlets decision to continue referring to the body of water off the Southeastern coast as the Gulf of Mexico. Trump signed an order last month declaring the body of water would be called the Gulf of America.
