President Trump welcomed British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to the White House on Thursday.
President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Prime Minister Keir Starmer met in the Oval Office to discuss a potential peace deal between Russia and Ukraine and the future of NATO.
At one point JD Vance called out Starmer to his face for infringements on free speech.
“I said what I said,” JD Vance said during the Oval Office meeting.
“We know that there have been infringements on free speech that actually affect not just the British, of course what the British do in their own country is up to them can but also affect American technology companies and by extension American citizens,” Vance said.
“So that is something that we’ll talk about today at lunch.”
WATCH:
JD Vance doubles down on his concerns about the UK’s free speech infringements.
British PM Keir Starmer’s pathetic response “We’ve had free speech for a long time in the UK and it will last for a long time… I’m very proud of our history there.” pic.twitter.com/GNLPjgtC22
— Media Research Center (@theMRC) February 27, 2025
British police have been arresting people over their social media posts criticizing transgender individuals.
Is this what Keir Starmer means when he says the UK has free speech?
“Someone has been caused anxiety based on your social media post. And that is why you’re being arrested.” British policing, 2022. pic.twitter.com/D4MZhbXq08
— Paul Embery (@PaulEmbery) July 30, 2022
The BBC reported the man was arrested for “malicious communications,” and a man who recorded the incident was arrested for allegedly “obstructing an arrest.”
Hampshire government provides this handy flyer on their 1984 approach to speech, noting that malicious communication includes:
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- Content grossly offensive, vulgar, outrageous, shameful, shocking, abusive, insulting
- That is indecent, degrading, humiliating, improper, especially in relation to sexual matters
- That is of a threatening nature and the threat is believed to be real
- That is sent using false information that is believed to be false by the sender
- Sent to cause the person or anyone else distress or anxiety
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