In a wider attack on what he suggested was a shift away from democratic values in Europe, he told the conference: “A little over two years ago, the British government charged Adam Smith-Connor, a 51-year-old physiotherapist and an Army veteran, with the heinous crime of standing 50 metres from an abortion clinic and silently praying for three minutes, not obstructing anyone, not interacting with anyone, just silently praying on his own.
He added: "We are committed to increasing defence and encourage our friends across Europe to do the same, and of course we have got important issues to discuss on Ukraine and how we support Ukraine at this difficult moment, and also broader issues of UK-US security.".
JD Vance has backed Brexit voters during a speech in Munich in which he attacked European leaders over migration and free speech.
Mr Vance said he had witnessed Europe “retreat from some of its most fundamental values” and claimed that freedom is in danger across the continent.
He said security usually means “threats to our external security”, but that while Donald Trump is concerned with European security, the threat he worries the most about in Europe “is not Russia, is not China, is not any other external actor”.
