Vance tries to boost ailing MAGA ally ahead of Hungary election [View all]
Source: nbc news
The U.S. vice president was the star attraction at a rally for Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian prime minister who is trailing in the polls days before Sunday’s vote.
Updated April 8, 2026, 6:56 AM CDT
By Alexander Smith and Ani Horvath
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Vice President JD Vance repeatedly said he didn’t come to Hungary to tell people how to vote in their looming election.
That changed during the barnstorming finale of his speech in Budapest late Tuesday.
“Will you stand for sovereignty and democracy, for truth and for the God of our forefathers?” Vance asked the Hungarian voters, cheered on by a standing ovation and whoops reverberating around the city’s MTK Sportpark arena. “Then, my friends, go to the polls this weekend, stand with Viktor Orbán, because he stands for you, and he stands for all these things.”
Vance flew to Hungary ostensibly to celebrate a “Hungarian-American friendship day.” In effect, he was the star attraction at a rally for Orbán, the Hungarian prime minister and a MAGA favorite, who is trailing in the polls days before Sunday’s nationwide election....................
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Vice President J.D. Vance and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán greet supporters on Tuesday.Janos Kummer / Getty Images
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