Vance Backs Orbán in Hungary Election

0:00On April 7, Vice President JD Vance landed in Hungary on Tuesday to rally support for Prime Minister Victor Orban, who's facing his toughest, election fight in years. With polls showing Orban's Fidesz party down by double digits, Vance is there for two days, set to meet the leader and speak at one of his campaign. Events ahead of Sunday's vote on April 12, Orban's chasing his fifth straight term after 16 years in power, but challenger Peter Magyar and his Tissa party are gaining ground, promising to. Pull Hungary back toward the West and away from Moscow ties. Magyar fired back on social media, saying no foreign power should meddle in Hungary's elections and that history gets made on Hungarian streets. In Washington, meanwhile, foreign minister Peter Cijarto gave Vance and his wife Usha a warm airport welcome, noting it's the first VP visit since 1991. This builds on heavy Trump admin backing, like exemptions from Russian energy sanctions, Secretary of State Marco Rubio's praise visit, and Trump's.

1:05Video endorsement at a recent conservative conference in Budapest. Vance jumping into a foreign rally marks a bold move. Signaling how tight the Trump Orban bond runs as Hungary's voters decide if the old guard stays. Or change hits the seam. I'm Cory with the story, and you've been listening to US News today, AI-powered national coverage.