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Reuters: US Vice President JD Vance may visit Hungary to support PM Orbán ahead of April elections
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Months ago, Hungarian media speculated that President Trump might visit Budapest to help Orbán secure victory in the upcoming April general election. Now it seems certain that Trump—who has launched an attack against Iran—will not come, but according to foreign and Hungarian media outlets, Vice President Vance may visit Budapest to support Orbán. His trip, however, also depends on developments in the Middle East.
Vance, not Trump, may follow Rubio
Reuters published an article this afternoon about Vance’s potential visit to Hungary. They reported that the US Vice President may come to show support for Orbán ahead of the “tight election”. Polls show that Péter Magyar and his Tisza Party lead Orbán’s ruling Fidesz by a margin much wider than the polls’ margin of error.
Previously, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Hungary to show support for Orbán. He indicated then that Washington was ready to provide financial help to Budapest if needed. Rubio also clarified that Trump would happily visit Hungary, but much would depend on his schedule.
Trump has already endorsed PM Orbán
Plans for Vance’s visit are not yet finalised, as much can change due to Trump’s attack on Iran. The same happened with Trump’s planned visit to China. Reuters noted that the White House has not yet confirmed the Vice President’s visit.
Trump endorsed Orbán in February, calling him a strong and powerful leader in a social media post. The American MAGA community regards Orbán as a predecessor of Trump and a role model, mostly because of his zero-tolerance policy on illegal migrants.
This would be the “Dollar Right” coming to interfere in Hungarian elections. I haven’t seen “Dollar Left” used by the Fidesz-Russian propaganda machine since Trump’s election. In any case Vance is not guaranteed to show up and if he does it won’t help Fidesz. This is a sign of Fidesz desperation.
Orban should be careful that this doesn’t backfire in the end. Because Orban is also a worldmaster of making announcements (as seen recently with the 90 billion loan), the visit probably won’t happen if the war isn’t over by then.