Trump gets firm rebuke at Munich Security Conference on Saturday

Reports Heather Cox Richardson, international leaders react strongly against Secretary Rubio’s declaration of new U.S. policy abandoning values of democracy in favor of imperialism.

“European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas rejected the ideology behind Rubio’s speech. ‘Contrary to what some may say, woke, decadent Europe is not facing civilizational erasure,’ she said. She noted that other nations want to join the E.U. and those that are already members want the E.U. ‘to take a stronger role in the world: To defend our values. To take care of our people. To push humanity forwards.’ ”

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