Rubio Criticizes CBS Host’s Claim That JD Vance’s Support For Free Speech In Germany Mirrors Start Of Holocaust

Secretary of State Marco Rubio clashed Sunday with CBS host Margaret Brennan over Vice President J.D. Vance’s Friday speech at the Munich Security Conference.

Rubio appeared on “Face the Nation” while in Jerusalem on the second leg of his tour of Europe and the Middle East. Brennan’s had asked what Vance’s speech and meeting with a leader of Alternative for Germany (AfD), a right-wing German populist political party, “accomplish other than irritating our allies.” Rubio responded by emphasizing Vance was right to point out European countries’ perceived backsliding on free speech.