Vance and Hegseth Make a Good Debut for the Trump Administration in Europe

The vice president warns that the greater threat to democracy is domestic and not foreign enemies.

AP/Matthias Schrader
Vice President Vance during the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel, February 14, 2025. AP/Matthias Schrader

The comments of Vice President Vance and Defense Secretary Hegseth in Europe last week were a refreshing elaboration on President Trump’s well-known view that Europe, in both security and economic matters, has been standing over-complacently on the coattails of America. 

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