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Margaret Brennan’s Meltdown: Did She Just Blame Free Speech for the Holocaust?

It’s official: CBS News’ Margaret Brennan has lost the plot. Not that she ever really had a firm grasp on it to begin with, but this latest meltdown over Vice President JD Vance’s completely reasonable comments on free speech in Europe is truly one for the ages. During an interview with Secretary of State Marco […]

It’s official: CBS News’ Margaret Brennan has lost the plot. Not that she ever really had a firm grasp on it to begin with, but this latest meltdown over Vice President JD Vance’s completely reasonable comments on free speech in Europe is truly one for the ages.
During an interview with Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Face the Nation, Brennan attempted what can only be described as a high-stakes gymnastics routine—one that resulted in her faceplanting into historical illiteracy.

Brennanwasdeeplydistressed(asperusual)thatVancehadtheaudacitytovisitGermanyandspeakonthedangersofcensorship.Andinhermind,thiswassomehow…linkedtotheHolocaust? “Well,hewasstandinginacountrywherefreespeechwasweaponizedtoconductgenocide,”Brennandeclared,clearlybelievingshehadjustdeliveredsomehardfacts.Butu