"You talked to them about borders, about free speech, about defending yourselves for a change in Europe. Marco Rubio, secretary of state, was there, gave a speech that had a lot of similar underpinnings to it, but they were applauding and they thought it was great. So what happened with that? Why is that the outcome? Why is that the outcome?"
"Well, I heard somebody say that I was the bad cop so that Marco could be a good cop. I mean, he gave a great speech, but he drove home, I think, a very important point that the Europeans have largely forgotten or at least had largely forgotten over the past year is that the reason why the president or Marco or me talk about borders, the reason why we talk about them spending"
Martha MacCallum questioned Vice President JD Vance about why his Munich Security Conference speech, which emphasized borders, free speech, and European self-defense, prompted gloomy reactions from European leaders while Secretary of State Marco Rubio received applause for similar themes. MacCallum contrasted the two speeches and asked why outcomes differed. Vance joked he was the 'bad cop' to Rubio's 'good cop' and praised Rubio's address. Vance argued Rubio emphasized that Europeans had largely forgotten why U.S. officials stress border security and burden-sharing on defense, implying delivery and emphasis shaped audience reception.
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