Henry Foy

And then, yeah, in the last few months, there's been this kind of more optimistic rhetoric coming out of European capitals to say, OK, if the Americans are going to leave us by ourselves, we're going to have to do this and actually put some money behind our economy and get things moving.

It was a pretty amazing moment. The Munich Security Conference, traditionally kind of the most transatlanticist kind of festival of defense and security. Traditionally, the U.S.

It was a pretty amazing moment. The Munich Security Conference, traditionally kind of the most transatlanticist kind of festival of defense and security. Traditionally, the U.S.

It was a pretty amazing moment. The Munich Security Conference, traditionally kind of the most transatlanticist kind of festival of defense and security. Traditionally, the U.S.

vice president comes, gives the keynote speech, and every single year that people can remember, they've come and they've talked about the importance of the bond with Europe, the undying love for Europe from America, the need to protect European democracies, etc., etc., Of course, this year, J.D. Vance turns up and gives a pretty brutal speech.

vice president comes, gives the keynote speech, and every single year that people can remember, they've come and they've talked about the importance of the bond with Europe, the undying love for Europe from America, the need to protect European democracies, etc., etc., Of course, this year, J.D. Vance turns up and gives a pretty brutal speech.

vice president comes, gives the keynote speech, and every single year that people can remember, they've come and they've talked about the importance of the bond with Europe, the undying love for Europe from America, the need to protect European democracies, etc., etc., Of course, this year, J.D. Vance turns up and gives a pretty brutal speech.

Filled with criticism of Europe essentially tying American support to Europe, to Europe's social values.

Filled with criticism of Europe essentially tying American support to Europe, to Europe's social values.

Filled with criticism of Europe essentially tying American support to Europe, to Europe's social values.

People were shocked. It wasn't a sort of case of this is he's not being nice to us. It was this is completely out of order. And the fact that it was done by a U.S. vice president at the Munich Security Conference really struck home that this is a very different administration. And that if Europe thought there was a way that maybe reality and rhetoric wouldn't match, that's now out the window.

People were shocked. It wasn't a sort of case of this is he's not being nice to us. It was this is completely out of order. And the fact that it was done by a U.S. vice president at the Munich Security Conference really struck home that this is a very different administration. And that if Europe thought there was a way that maybe reality and rhetoric wouldn't match, that's now out the window.

People were shocked. It wasn't a sort of case of this is he's not being nice to us. It was this is completely out of order. And the fact that it was done by a U.S. vice president at the Munich Security Conference really struck home that this is a very different administration. And that if Europe thought there was a way that maybe reality and rhetoric wouldn't match, that's now out the window.

This is now action stations. We need a plan and we cannot rely on America anymore.

This is now action stations. We need a plan and we cannot rely on America anymore.

This is now action stations. We need a plan and we cannot rely on America anymore.

You do what you should have done for the last 70 years, which is start to spend on your own defense so that you don't rely on America anymore. So there's one statistic, really, and that is what Germany has done in the last month.

You do what you should have done for the last 70 years, which is start to spend on your own defense so that you don't rely on America anymore. So there's one statistic, really, and that is what Germany has done in the last month.

You do what you should have done for the last 70 years, which is start to spend on your own defense so that you don't rely on America anymore. So there's one statistic, really, and that is what Germany has done in the last month.

The newly elected chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, he's not yet installed as chancellor, but he is the leader of the largest party, and they're in coalition negotiations now, and barring some enormous crisis, he will be chancellor. The night of his election, he said, we can no longer rely on America.