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J. D. Vance: “Europe is de-industrializing.”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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J.D. Vance at Munich Security Conference: US-European Defense, Ukraine Conflict, and Global Trade

Published | Video Starts at 24:56

… Germans were very good about is that they had kept the industrial strength of their economy consistent with the first world standard of living. But now what we see in Europe is de-industrializing. a lot of our European friends are de industrializing. And at the very moment where we're all seeing the hard power underpinning or the economic underpinning of real hard power requires very strong and powerful industry. (24:56–25:01)

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Asserts that Europe is experiencing a decline in industrial capacity.

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