JD Vance due in Hungary to back Orban's re-election bid

[SouthBayDem]

Source: BBC

US Vice-President JD Vance is due in Hungary to back veteran Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a key European ally of the Trump administration, in a tough parliamentary election.

Vance is expected to address an election rally with Orban in a football stadium in Budapest on Tuesday afternoon.

Last month, US President Donald Trump said Orban had his "complete and total support" in a video message to the Hungarian Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Budapest.

The 12 April election is billed as Orban's toughest challenge in a political career going back almost 40 years.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyv16lq2rp1o

[SheltieLover]

1. Good. With couch fucker's track record, maybe orban will croak.

🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

[SouthBayDem]

2. The Canada Conservative Party fumbled a winnable election because of Trump's trade policy.

And I remember right wing populist parties in places like France and Germany have underperformed since Nov. 2024.

[SheltieLover]

4. Excellent!

Everything the slob touches dies.

[Skittles]

3. pimping for dictators seems to be JD's thang

[mahina]

24. WORD

[Bread and Circuses]

5. Usha is so proud of her hubby. ...

[DFW]

6. Orban will use the Republican election system

„“It‘s all over but the counting, and we‘ll take care of the counting.“

[BaronChocula]

7. THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL

Well, these days everything is, but THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL!

Just wait. Orban will be back to campaign for Vance (if he isn't hanged by a mob of angry magas [say that fast five times]) Orban has already spoken at CPAC. This is just not good.

[blue-wave]

8. Well good golly gee

Be careful JD, your visit to Hungary might be construed as "propaganda." Where have I heard that before?

Oh yeah:

Vance accusing Zelenskyy of "propaganda" tours:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221153730

[Multichromatic]

9. Dictators supporting dictators. 🤷‍♂️

[GenThePerservering]

10. A completely unlikable weasel

in an unattractive meat suit. It might actually be a good idea, just not quite as planned.

[Botany]

11. While he is there he might as well go to the Austrian Town that was Hitler's birthplace.

Hey J.D. Orban is a Fascist Dictator. In your mind is that a good thing?

[mdbl]

12. JD Vance is the biggest couch-f'ing hypocrite on the planet

and what he said in Hungary is disgusting to humans.

[lonely bird]

13. Hmmm

Don’t let the fucker back into the country. If he is actively campaigning for Orban then he can stay the fuck in Hungary.

[kimbutgar]

14. JD showing up will probably cause Orban to lose

In the midst of the US bombing Iran and the start of WW3!

[Mz Pip]

15. If Hungarians are paying any attention

to the cluster F Trump and Vance are making the US, Orban should lose bigly.

[blue-wave]

20. One can only hope!

[mahina]

23. My exact thoughts, right after

that he is there to get his orders from Putin. Which is my interpretation of the headline. Maybe Iʻm wrong! I sure hope so.

[Jean-Luc]

16. So he's not here for the nuke.

Isn't he required for the 25th amendment? I wonder if he needs to appear in person, or if that argument will be made to delay.

[PATRICK]

17. How about some paranoia fiction?

Vance is using his fascist backing trip to: stay out of harm's way- OR avoiding visits by 25th Amendment advocates in DC- OR in this safe guise and place actually talking to intermediaries about replacing Trump? Donald is so pre-occupied and not very bright.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

18. Vance should not be campaigning for Orban

[blue-wave]

19. Well said!!

He's there to spread propaganda for Pootin's and the kremlin's lapdog, Orban.

[mahina]

21. Translation: Vance due in Hungary to get updated orders from PUTIN

&^($*^# #(*$)*%^#&**)

[miyazaki]

22. An election interference operation.

Foreign election interference is illegal here, not that it matters much in the fucked up current state of affairs, but over there anything goes too I imagine. Both are criminal unscrupulous rats.