After Vance Blasts Europe, the Mask Drops

An incredible event, followed by a more incredible reaction

Vice President J.D. Vance gave a speech in Munich Friday, to the Munich Security Conference. I’ve posted the video and the entire text separately. I encourage everyone who hasn’t done so to listen to or read the entire thing, then come back to this space, where I’ve compiled some of the efforts to “add context” and “fact-check” the address.

I’ve lost the ability to be shocked. Never have propaganda imperatives been more obvious: