‘What Happened with That?’ Fox Anchor Asks J.D. Vance Why Marco Rubio’s Europe Speech Went So Much Better Than His

MACCALLUM So let s ░░░░░░░░ at Europe for a ░░░░░░░░ A lot of focus ░░░░░░░░ the Munich Security Conference ░░░░░░░░ Sure MACCALLUM And last ░░░░░░░░ you gave a very ░░░░░░░░ speech there that got ░░░░░░░░ lot of reaction There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of long ░░░░░░░░ actually in the crowd ░░░░░░░░ the European leaders You ░░░░░░░░ to them about borders ░░░░░░░░ free speech about you ░░░░░░░░ defending yourselves for a ░░░░░░░░ in Europe Marco Rubio ░░░░░░░░ of State was there ░░░░░░░░ a speech that had ░░░░░░░░ lot of similar underpinnings ░░░░░░░░ it But they were ░░░░░░░░ and they thought it ░░░░░░░░ great So what happened ░░░░░░░░ that Why is that ░░░░░░░░ outcome Vance Well I ░░░░░░░░ somebody say that I ░░░░░░░░ the bad cop so ░░░░░░░░ Marco could be a ░░░░░░░░ cop I mean he ░░░░░░░░ a great speech but ░░░░░░░░ drove home I think ░░░░░░░░ very important point that ░░░░░░░░ Europeans have largely forgotten ░░░░░░░░ at least had largely ░░░░░░░░ over the past year ░░░░░░░░ that the reason why ░░░░░░░░ president or Marco or ░░░░░░░░ talk about borders the ░░░░░░░░ why we talk about ░░░░░░░░ spending more on their ░░░░░░░░ security the reason that ░░░░░░░░ talk about them more ░░░░░░░░ a vibrant economy again ░░░░░░░░ that we want Europe ░░░░░░░░ thrive and we want ░░░░░░░░ to succeed The problem ░░░░░░░░ we have with Europe ░░░░░░░░ not that we don ░░░░░░░░ like Europe even though ░░░░░░░░ hear that from the ░░░░░░░░ press It s not ░░░░░░░░ we don t respect ░░░░░░░░ allies It s that ░░░░░░░░ are doing a lot ░░░░░░░░ things to sabotage themselves ░░░░░░░░ would like that to ░░░░░░░░ We would like them ░░░░░░░░ be an ally in ░░░░░░░░ true sense of the ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ what Marco s speech ░░░░░░░░ very ably delivered It ░░░░░░░░ a great speech I ░░░░░░░░ encourage people to watch ░░░░░░░░ because unlike most of ░░░░░░░░ speeches which you hear ░░░░░░░░ lot of slogans and ░░░░░░░░ lot of cliches he ░░░░░░░░ outlined a very smart ░░░░░░░░ of American foreign policy ░░░░░░░░ it s the foreign ░░░░░░░░ we ve been pursuing ░░░░░░░░ about a year and ░░░░░░░░ month MACCALLUM Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ my sense was that ░░░░░░░░ re starting to come ░░░░░░░░ from when you gave ░░░░░░░░ speech and now they ░░░░░░░░ Marco Rubio s speech ░░░░░░░░ almost seems like they ░░░░░░░░ that they also want ░░░░░░░░ to be what it ░░░░░░░░ was We ll see ░░░░░░░░ that Vance I think ░░░░░░░░ s true Some of ░░░░░░░░ are coming around Some ░░░░░░░░ them are still the ░░░░░░░░ is falling on deaf ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ mixture but I do ░░░░░░░░ that we ve made ░░░░░░░░ lot of progress And ░░░░░░░░ if you just go ░░░░░░░░ to one of the ░░░░░░░░ things the president said ░░░░░░░░ we came in is ░░░░░░░░ wanted Europe to spend ░░░░░░░░ on its own security ░░░░░░░░ s definitely happening He ░░░░░░░░ said he wanted Europe ░░░░░░░░ protect its borders more ░░░░░░░░ actually maintain its civilizational ░░░░░░░░ That s happening a ░░░░░░░░ bit And he also ░░░░░░░░ that he wanted Europe ░░░░░░░░ take free speech more ░░░░░░░░ and that s also ░░░░░░░░ a little bit So ░░░░░░░░ ve made a lot ░░░░░░░░ progress but frankly we ░░░░░░░░ our European allies to ░░░░░░░░ a lot better We ░░░░░░░░ them to do better ░░░░░░░░ their own sake but ░░░░░░░░ because we think they ░░░░░░░░ be better partners in ░░░░░░░░ process.”