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JD Vance: “The threat that I worry the most about vis-à-vis Europe is not Russia, it's not China, it's not any other external…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2025
The threat that I worry the most about vis-à-vis Europe is not Russia, it's not China, it's not any other external actor. And what I worry about is the threat from within.
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JD Vance
Republican · Ohio

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Vance expresses concern about internal threats to European democracy.

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