U.S. Vice President JD Vance has criticized Germany’s free speech laws during an appearance at a conservative gathering outside Washington.

US Vice President JD Vance has slammed Germany’s free speech laws, linking them to the US military presence in the country. Speaking at CPAC, he questioned why American taxpayers should support Germany if its citizens could be jailed for online speech.

US Vice President JD Vance has once again indicated his displeasure with what he views as censorship in Germany and linked this to the role the United States might be willing to play in European security policy.

JD Vance criticises Germany's free speech laws, linking them to US military presence and questioning American taxpayer support.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

New data shows German voters are torn over comments regarding free speech by US Vice President JD Vance. At the Munich Security Conference last week, Mr Vance delivered a provocative speech that criticised European governments for allegedly censoring free speech,