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万斯斥责欧洲的审查制度，批评“大规模移民”
作者：Brett Samuels，The Hill 2025 年 2 月 14 日
https://myfox8.com/news/vance-scolds-europe-over-censorship-criticizes-mass-migration/
周五，万斯副总统在国际舞台上首次发表重要讲话，指责欧洲领导人压制反对意见，背离“基本价值观”。
万斯在慕尼黑安全会议上发表讲话，他认为欧洲面临的最大威胁不是中国或俄罗斯，而是大规模移民问题和限制言论自由的法律。
“虽然特朗普政府非常关心欧洲安全，并相信我们可以在俄罗斯和乌克兰之间达成合理的解决方案……但我最担心的欧洲威胁不是俄罗斯，不是中国，也不是任何其他外部行为者，”万斯说。
“我担心的是来自内部的威胁，”他继续说道。“欧洲背离了一些最基本的价值观，这些价值观与美国是一致的。”
万斯的言论没有深入探讨乌克兰冲突，特朗普政府正在推动停火谈判，也没有详细讨论特朗普总统希望欧洲在国防开支上投入更多资金的愿望。
相反，万斯指责欧洲官员利用旨在尽量减少错误信息和虚假信息的法律来边缘化民粹主义的声音和选民。
“对于我们大西洋彼岸的许多人来说，这越来越像是隐藏在苏联时代‘错误信息’和‘虚假信息’等词汇背后的古老、根深蒂固的利益集团，他们只是不喜欢这样的想法：持不同观点的人可能会表达不同的意见，或者，但愿不会，以不同的方式投票，甚至更糟的是，赢得选举，”万斯说。
“如果你因为害怕自己的选民而参选，美国就无能为力，”万斯补充道。 “事实上，你也无法为选举我和选举特朗普总统的美国人民做任何事情。”
万斯抨击欧盟“委员”审查“仇恨内容”。他指责英国“背离良知权利”。他更广泛地否认了外界干预选举等同于干预选举的想法。
万斯对罗马尼亚 12 月决定抹去第一轮总统选举结果的决定提出异议，此前解密的安全文件指控俄罗斯干预选举，助长了一位极右翼局外人候选人。
他还为科技亿万富翁、特朗普盟友埃隆·马斯克的行为辩护，马斯克涉足欧洲政坛，并虚拟出席了极右翼德国选择党 (AfD) 的集会。
“大声说出自己的看法并不是干预选举。即使人们在本国以外表达观点，即使这些人非常有影响力，”万斯说。 “相信我，我说这话的时候一定很幽默：如果美国民主能够经受住格蕾塔·桑伯格 10 年的责骂，你们就能经受住埃隆·马斯克几个月的责骂。”
万斯还将大规模移民描述为欧洲大陆面临的最紧迫问题。他指出，前一天慕尼黑发生的一起移民驾车冲撞人群的事件就是大规模移民后果的一个例子。
“这片大陆上没有一个选民会去投票箱打开闸门，让数百万未经审查的移民进入欧洲，”万斯说。“越来越多的欧洲人正在投票给承诺结束失控移民的政治领导人。我恰好同意其中的许多担忧。你不必同意我的观点，我只是认为人们关心。”
万斯的演讲在会场上反响平平，但特朗普在美国可能会对此表示欢迎。特朗普在竞选中也提出了类似的文化战争问题，包括限制移民、美国审查制度和侵犯言论自由的指控。万斯对政府更迭表示认可，他告诉欧洲领导人，镇上“来了一位新警长”。
“在唐纳德·特朗普的领导下，我们可能不同意你们的观点，但我们会为你们在公共场合表达观点的权利而战，不管你们同意还是不同意，”万斯说。
副总统发表上述言论之际，特朗普团队因禁止美联社报道白宫事件而引发争议，理由是他们不同意新闻媒体继续将东南海岸附近的水域称为墨西哥湾。特朗普上个月签署了一项命令，宣布这片水域将被称为美国湾。
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.
