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Eugene

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Thu Feb 20, 2025, 04:35 PM Feb 20

JD Vance and Elon Musk ramp up Romanian election dispute

Source: Reuters

JD Vance and Elon Musk ramp up Romanian election dispute

Reuters
Thu, February 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM EST 2 min read

(Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance and billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday launched forceful attacks on Romania's decision to cancel its presidential election in December.

Vance said the cancellation meant Romania does not share American values, while Musk labelled the chief judge of the country's top court a "tyrant".

Their remarks were the latest broadsides aimed at Bucharest by members of President Donald Trump's administration.

Romania's Constitutional Court voided the election in December before a second round of voting, after declassified security documents showed suspicions of Russian interference in favour of far-right NATO critic Calin Georgescu, accusations denied by Moscow.

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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-ramps-romanian-election-164839607.html

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JD Vance and Elon Musk ramp up Romanian election dispute (Original Post) Eugene Feb 20 OP
Because they know a big election scam will be coming soon and so they have to appear as defenders of election integrity Pachamama Feb 20 #1

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1. Because they know a big election scam will be coming soon and so they have to appear as defenders of election integrity
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