US Vice President arrives in Hungary to back Orbán in election amid controversy

US Vice President JD Vance has landed in Budapest today to lend high-profile support to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during the final stretch of Hungary’s parliamentary election campaign. This visit raises questions of unprecedented U.S. involvement in foreign electoral politics, as Vance is set to join Orbán at a press conference and rally celebrating Hungarian-American Friendship Day. Both leaders are expected to discuss U.S.-Hungary relations as well as broader European dynamics, inc