On Sunday's "Face the Nation," Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended Vice President JD Vance's speech at the Munich Security Conference, where Vance criticized European allies for adopting a "soviet"-style approach to censorship.
Fox News Digital reports the discussion with CBS host Margaret Brennan turned contentious when she suggested that free speech had been "weaponized" to enable the Holocaust in Naz[i Germany.
Key points from the exchange:
Brennan's Critique:
- Questioned the purpose of Vance's speech, asking what it achieved beyond irritating allies.
- Noted that Vance spoke in Germany, a country where she claimed free speech was used to conduct genocide, and met with a far-right political leader with ties to extremist groups.
Rubio's Defense:
- Argued that free speech is a cornerstone of democracies and should not offend allies, especially at a conference like Munich, which celebrates democratic values.
- Disagreed with Brennan's historical framing, asserting that the Holocaust was perpetrated by an authoritarian Nazi regime, not free speech.
- Emphasized that Nazi Germany lacked free speech and opposition, as it was a single-party state driven by hatred of Jews and minorities.
This is being shared everywhere, and it should be, because it’s historically illiterate, antagonistic to a fundamental value, and done so condescendingly from a highly paid “news” desk.
— Will Cain (@willcain) February 16, 2025
CBS Margaret Brennan blames free speech for the Holocaust.
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The clash highlighted differing views on the role of free speech, with Rubio rejecting the idea that it facilitated genocide, instead attributing the Holocaust to the Nazis' totalitarian control and ideology.
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