Vice President Mike Pence was met with silence on Friday when he mentioned President Trump at a security conference in Munich.
"I bring greetings from the 45th president of the United States of America, Donald Trump," Pence said, before being met with a lengthy silence.
Pence traveled to Germany this week for the annual Munich Security Conference along with a bipartisan delegation, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.).
In remarks on Friday, Pence knocked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, whom he said "still need to do more."
"The United States expects every NATO member to put in place a credible plan to meet the 2 percent threshold. And, by 2024, we expect all our allies to invest 20 percent of defense spending on procurement," he said.
Pence on Friday also blasted China and Russia in front of delegations from both countries.
"Under President Trump's leadership, the United States has also made it clear that China must address the longstanding issues of intellectual-property theft, forced technology transfer, and other structural issues in China that have placed a burden on our economy and on economies around the world," he said.
Pence later noted the U.S.'s move to withdraw from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. The decision to withdraw has triggered questions about the potential impact on European security and the global strategic environment amid weakened U.S.-Russia relations.
Read more: Pence met with silence after mentioning Trump in Munich speech
"I bring greetings from the 45th president of the United States of America, Donald Trump," Pence said, before being met with a lengthy silence.
Pence traveled to Germany this week for the annual Munich Security Conference along with a bipartisan delegation, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.).
In remarks on Friday, Pence knocked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, whom he said "still need to do more."
"The United States expects every NATO member to put in place a credible plan to meet the 2 percent threshold. And, by 2024, we expect all our allies to invest 20 percent of defense spending on procurement," he said.
Pence on Friday also blasted China and Russia in front of delegations from both countries.
"Under President Trump's leadership, the United States has also made it clear that China must address the longstanding issues of intellectual-property theft, forced technology transfer, and other structural issues in China that have placed a burden on our economy and on economies around the world," he said.
Pence later noted the U.S.'s move to withdraw from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. The decision to withdraw has triggered questions about the potential impact on European security and the global strategic environment amid weakened U.S.-Russia relations.
Read more: Pence met with silence after mentioning Trump in Munich speech
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