U.S. Vice president JD Vance criticized Europe for "sabotaging itself" and called for greater safety spending, stronger border control and more serious treatment of freedom of speech. In an interview with Fox News, however, he stressed that the United States wants Europe's success and sees advancement in these areas.
Vance referred to Marco's fresh speech (the name was not given in the source), identifying it as a "great speech". He said on Fox News: «He had a wonderful speech... He pointed out something very crucial that Europeans have mostly forgotten, (...) that is why the President, Marco or I are talking about boundaries, about spending more on their own safety, about becoming a vibrant economy again: we want Europe to grow and succeed».
Response to media allegations
The Vice president powerfully rejected the claims made by European media that the US was expected to dislike Europe. «The problem we have with Europe is not that we do not like Europe, even though the European media say so. It's not that we don't respect our allies. But they do quite a few things to sabotage themselves. And we would like it to end» - explained Vance.
He added that the United States expects a full partnership from Europe. "We want them to be an ally in the full sense of the word" - stressed the vice president.
Progress in 3 areas
Vance estimated that Europe was making advancement in gathering president Donald Trump's expectations. “I think we have made large advancement (...) We wanted Europe to spend more on its own safety. It's happening. (President Donald Trump) besides said that he would like Europe to control its borders more so that it would hold its civilisational cohesion. It's kind of happening. He besides said that he would like Europe to take freedom of speech more seriously. And this besides happens a little" - he stated.
However, the Vice president did not specify what circumstantial actions Europe considers to be sabotage against itself. His current statements are a continuation of the controversial speech he gave a year earlier at a conference where he criticized Europeans.
Note: This article was created utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI).
