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Post by Admin on Jul 16, 2024 4:28:36 GMT
Mr. Vance was at times critical of Mr. Trump before the 2016 presidential election, but since he was first elected in 2022 after receiving Mr. Trump's recommendation, he has consistently supported Trump's policies and shown loyalty.
Regarding the invasion of Ukraine, he also insisted on ``concessions'' from Ukraine over territory in order to achieve a ceasefire. In February, he attended the Munich Security Conference and told the media that aid was not in the U.S. national interest, saying, ``The United States does not have the ability to support ground operations in Eastern Europe indefinitely.'' There are strong concerns in Europe about Mr. Vance's comments regarding foreign policy and security.
At the same conference, he emphasized that China should be given priority, saying, ``I am more interested in issues in East Asia than in Europe,'' and he is also a hard-liner against China, calling for stronger tariffs. A native of Ohio, which is located in the Rust Belt, which once flourished in the steel industry, he agreed to the acquisition of major American steel company US Steel by Nippon Steel in order to ``protect America's security, industry, and workers.'' He strongly advocated opposition from an early stage.
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Post by Admin on Jul 16, 2024 11:17:03 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jul 16, 2024 17:06:02 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jul 16, 2024 17:49:54 GMT
Mr Vance - who once described Mr Trump as an "idiot" and "America's Hitler" - made the comments about the UK at the National Conservatism conference in Washington DC last week, which was also attended by former home secretary Suella Braverman.
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Mr Vance's comments could cause some tension in the relationship between the new Labour government and senior figures within Mr Trump's team in the event the former president wins the election.
In a video circulating widely on social media, Mr Vance told the conference audience: "By the way, I have to beat up on the UK, just one additional thing.
"I was talking with a friend recently, and we were talking about one of the big dangers in the world of course is nuclear proliferation, and of course the Biden administration doesn't care about it.
"And I was talking about, you know, what is the first truly Islamist country that will get a nuclear weapon?
"And we were like, 'maybe it is Iran, maybe Pakistan already kind of counts', and then we sort of finally decided maybe it's actually the UK - since Labour just took over."
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Post by Admin on Jul 16, 2024 19:39:56 GMT
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