Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni defended U. S. Vice President JD Vance

after his controversial speech at the Munich Security Conference. Speaking at CPAC, Meloni criticized elites and American liberal leftism, saying Vance was right to focus on identity, democracy, and free speech. Vances America First speech stunned European leaders as he accused them of censoring free speech and condemned Germanys political establishment for isolating the farright Alternative for Germany (AfD). , Trump, Meloni, Vance