The vice president denied that his comment about a “random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years” was aimed at Britain and France.
Vice President J.D. Vance is making the case that a U.S.-Ukraine critical minerals deal is a more practical deterrent against Russian President Vladimir Putin than an international security force for post-war Ukraine proposed by key allies Britain and France.
The VP has made social media into a vehicle for his ascent.
J.D. Vance, the current vice-president, appears to have little intention of sitting back in the shadows while waiting for his chance at the top job. Instead, the former marine turned politician is rapidly turning into Donald Trump’s high-profile attack dog.
Donald Trump’s heated meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office last week spawned countless headlines. From Trump’s demand that Ukraine express more gratitude for its efforts around the Ukraine-Russia war,
Vice-presidents often toil in the shadows. Not so JD Vance, who after just six weeks in the role has managed to rankle politicians from Britain, France, Germany and Romania, as well as officials from the Catholic Church in the U.
Maybe next time don’t insult stalwart allies during a TV interview.
The fight Vice President JD Vance recently picked with our European allies concerned much more than free speech.
US Vice President JD Vance insisted Tuesday he was not targeting France and Britain with remarks he made dismissing the military abilities of countries supporting a possible European peacekeeping
The vice president denied that he was talking about Britain and France when he downplayed “20,000 troops from some random country” protecting Ukraine. No other countries have pledged troops.
JD Vance has doubled down on his “disrespectful” dismissal of “hysterical” Britain after making controversial comments about a potential peacekeeping force in Ukraine. It comes as the VP has been in hot water for saying a peacekeeping force in Ukraine would be "20,