US VP JD Vance sends surprising message to Péter Magyar about what happens if PM Orbán loses the election – video

US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after arriving in Budapest to support his re-election bid. Dr András Kulja, an MEP from Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party, shared a video clip from the White House footage in which JD Vance told the press how US-Hungary relations would change if Orbán lost Sunday’s election.

What if Orbán lost?

According to the Turkish Anadolu News Agency, Vance is in Hungary to support PM Orbán’s re-election bid. Today, they met in Buda Castle and held a joint press conference there. JD Vance was asked whether the golden age of Hungary–US relations would continue if Orbán lost on Sunday and someone else came to power in Hungary. Vance replied, “Of course we’re going to work with whoever wins the Hungarian election, because we love the people of Hungary. But Viktor Orbán is going to win the next election in Hungary.” He added that he felt confident about Orbán’s election victory.

VP Vance: Orbán is one of the only true statesmen in Europe

US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after arriving in Budapest to support his reelection bid. In his meeting with Orbán, Vance said that the relationship between Hungary and the US is “very important to us,” calling the Hungarian prime minister “one of the only true statesmen in Europe, one of the few people who could talk to people from all over the world, can play the role of peacemaker.”

Stressing that the two nations have a lot of great economic and trade relationships, Vance said: “It’s very, very important to us that we continue to keep this relationship ongoing.” At a news conference with Orbán, Vance accused Brussels of punishing Hungary for its choice of leader, saying EU bureaucrats had “done everything that they can to hold down the people of Hungary.”

He called the EU’s actions “one of the worst examples of foreign and election interference that I’ve ever seen,” specifically targeting Brussels for allegedly directing social media companies on what information to show Hungarian voters.

Noone should interfere in Hungary’s election

“I won’t tell the people of Hungary how to vote. I would encourage the bureaucrats in Brussels to do the exact same thing,” Vance said, adding that he was in Budapest to celebrate what he called “moral cooperation” representing “the defense of Western civilization.”

Vance also praised Orbán as “the single most profound leader in Europe on the question of energy, energy security and independence,” saying his approach could serve as a model for the continent.

Previous US administration held responsible for Ukraine war

On the Russia-Ukraine war, Vance blamed its outbreak on the previous US administration and argued that US President Donald Trump and Orbán had done the most to bring it to a resolution through diplomacy.

He said the conflict’s roots lay in European leaders cutting themselves off from eastern oil and gas supplies, a decision he called “a huge mistake then, and it’s obvious that it’s a huge mistake now.”

In his meeting with Orbán, Vance said that the relationship between Hungary and the US is “very important to us,” calling the Hungarian prime minister “one of the only true statesmen in Europe, one of the few people who could talk to people from all over the world, can play the role of peacemaker.”

Stressing that the two nations have a lot of great economic and trade relationships, Vance said: “It’s very, very important to us that we continue to keep this relationship ongoing.” Earlier in the day, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó met Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, in the Hungarian capital.

Significant crude deal on the horizon

Ahead of the 12 April parliamentary elections, Vance is also expected to join Orbán at a campaign rally. Before departing from Washington, Vance said he is “looking ⁠forward to seeing my good friend Viktor and we’ll talk about any number of things related to the US-Hungary relationship,” as well as broader issues such as Europe and Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump has endorsed Orbán in a social media post, praising him as a “strong and powerful” leader. According to Bloomberg News, Hungary “will reach a deal to buy oil from the US” during Vance’s visit to Budapest. The deal is worth around $500 million, it added.

‘Europe heading towards most serious energy crisis of all time,’ Hungarian premier warns

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned on Tuesday that Europe is moving towards the “most serious energy crisis of all time,” during a joint news conference with US Vice President JD Vance in Budapest.

“Europe is heading towards the most serious energy crisis of all time, we are seeing drastic price increases, and if we do not act in time, there may be a shortage of energy, oil, and gas,” Orbán told reporters amid soaring energy prices due to tensions in the Middle East.

Budapest only possible venue for peace Ukraine-Russia peace talks

Reaffirming that negotiations are underway on the bloc’s energy crisis, he pointed to the significance of an American-Hungarian energy cooperation. He stressed that without such cooperation, they would not be able to guarantee Hungary’s energy security, and the reduction of utility bills would not be possible.

Orbán further hailed the peace efforts initiated by US President Donald Trump regarding the ongoing Moscow-Kyiv war, and said that if Brussels did not hinder his efforts, “there could have been peace in Ukraine long ago.”

He also underscored that it is particularly important for them that the US under Trump initiated a peace summit and suggested Budapest as the venue, which, Orbán said, “is practically the only possible European location.”

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