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Former musician Mumford & Sons and host Podcast Winston Marshall On Monday, he asked the White House if President Donald Trump would give “political asylum” to citizens in the UK for his speech.
British rock star-political commentator appeared on a journalist briefing on Monday, where he turned to worry that a free speech was threatened with his home country and asked if he would now consider giving asylum to British who will consider asylum to faced with criminal prosecution to post “hate speech” online.
“In Britain, we had a quarter of a million people who issued without criminal incidents. While we are talking, there are people in prison because of the rather literal publication of memory,” Marshall said White house Press secretary Karolina Leavitt.
“We have extensive prison penalties for tweets, social media posts and general questions of free speech. Would Trump’s administration in such a situation be considered by political asylum for British citizens?” he asked.
Winston Marshall of Mumford & Sons performs during the BottleRock Napa Valley 2019 at the Napa Valley 26 exhibition on May 26, 2019 in Pijes, California. (Photo Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
Winston Marshall is no regret that he left Mumford & Sons after being “canceled”: “I am released”
Leavitt laughed before praising Marshall to spread the topic.
“That’s very good. I didn’t hear that he suggested that to the president, nor did I talk to him about the idea, but I can certainly talk to our national security team and see if that would have a doctrine that would have fun,” she began.
Leavitt reported that Vice President JD Vance was “incredibly open” about the concern for freedom of speech in the UK.
“President io talked to that, directly with your prime minister when he was Here to visit White house, “Leavitt said to Marshall.” Thus, our critically ours remains, to show the British and your country, which we love and admire, the first amendment and the importance of free speech in a sovereign nation. “
The Karolina Leavitt White House’s print secretary is held by a briefing for journalists at the White House in Washington, DC (Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein)
In the speech of European leaders in February, Vance warned Europe seems to be withdrawn from some of its fundamental values that shares with the US and returns to the censorship of the “Soviet era”.
Marshall, co -founder and former lead guitarist for folk rock band Mumford & Sons, became an open advocate of free speech after being “canceled” for expressing his political opinion in 2021.
That year he left the band after causing discomfort by sending a tweet to support the book of conservative journalist Andy Ngoa “Unmaskad”, about the left anti -fascist movement known as antifa.
Singer Winston Marshall of Mumford and Sons performs on stage during the Krq absolute of the almost acoustic Christmas 2019 at the Honda Center on December 8, 2019 in Anaheim, California. (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)
In an interview in November 2022. Fox News DigitalMarshall said that “no regret” for leaving the band and now feels “freed” to talk about controversial issues.
From 2022-2023, Marshall hosted “Marshall Matters” with the spectator. Currently, the host of Podcast, “The Winston Marshall Show”, where he interviews “leading writers, authors, artists, journalists, musicians, scientists, entrepreneurs and heterodox voices around the world.”
