So, even though the US is at war, the US VP is travelling all the way to Europe, to a small country of less than 10 million people in a desperate attempt to shore up support for an autocratic Putin stooge.

The American vice president going to Europe to support a criminal who is an enemy of a democratic Europe.

I can't even imagine the embarrassment real American patriots must feel.

'Putin and Trump Share Interest in Orban’s Fate'

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-07/fate-of-hungary-s-orban-in-election-is-key-for-putin-and-trump

"US Vice President JD Vance’s unusual campaign appearance alongside Viktor Orban in Budapest today demonstrates how important Hungary’s election is to the White House.

Sunday’s ballot looks just as significant for the Kremlin.

After 16 years of Orban, polls indicate that voters have lost faith in their populist premier, a totemic figure for Donald Trump’s MAGA movement that shares an anti-immigration, EU-skeptic slant.

It’s one reason why this is also among the most consequential elections the European Union has witnessed."

Listen to Anne Applebaum of the Atlantic describe how Orban has destroyed the country he's lead, turning Hungary into the poorest country in the EU.

This is what the American administration is supporting. Expect false flag operations to commence shortly in a desperate attempt to prevent a stinging defeat for Orban, Putin and Trump.

Oh, how the mighty US has fallen.

With the way, the world feels about America, Vance supporting Orban is likely to have a negative effect, I certainly hope that is the case

I think theres already a wah wah wah democratic Hungary not diving into the multiculti globalist cesspit thread.

The Right calls Orban "Putin's Stooge" while the Left calls Orban a "Fascist." Amazing 'Merica.

Smart move from Vance in order to avoid being involved in the Iran fiasco! 😃

And he is : JD Vance Is America's Fraud Czar

https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/02/24/trump-says-jd-vance-will-lead-war-on-fraud-alleging-democratic-states-are-hotbeds-of-corruption/

A lot on his plate.

Perhaps the most hypocritical VP in history? Telling Europe not to interfere in Hungary elections whilst himself standing on the podium with his underdog Hungarian pal interfering in Hungary elections. This is what we can look forward to when they pull an Article 25 on Trump?

You couldn't make this up. Vance ccuses the EU of interfering in Hungary's election while, at the same time, openly campaigning for Orban.

Vance clearly has no shame.

Following Vance's brilliant attempt to get Greenlanders to want to join the USA, I am sure he will be able to persuade Hungarians to vote for Orban.

Sorry, Orban...

1 hour ago, RayC said:

You couldn't make this up. Vance ccuses the EU of interfering in Hungary's election while, at the same time, openly campaigning for Orban.

Vance clearly has no shame.

I don't think it is that simple, because Vance clearly doesn't have a functioning brain to be able to understand that what he is doing is exactly what he is accusing the EU of doing – – you couldn't make this stuff up!

I listened to him spew forth his nonsense and I was ashamed of America, or should I say more ashamed that America is run by this clown administration who clearly don't have any idea about diplomacy, manners or a rational thought process, and both he and Trump alike are compulsive liars which came through in force when this clown was doing his stuff in Hungary.

So Putin has a couple of puppets to play with, Trump being the first and Orban being the second and one has to wonder how it ever got to this stage, and Vance neatly fits into this scenario – – so here we have a president who wears orange make up, a vice president who sports eyeliner and a Secretary of War who is very fond of his ugly tattoos, not to mention his booze, and to complete the clown show you have Kennedy who is a reformed cocaine addict and supposedly had a worm in his brain.

Oh what a wonderful world we live in!!

PS. And this is from the New Zealand Herald which supports my post....

Mr. Orban has put hostility toward Ukraine at the center of his campaign for re-election, presenting Fidesz as the only guarantor of security in the face of what he says are dangerous threats from Hungary’s eastern neighbor.

That line dovetails with messages from the Kremlin, which has also been open in trying to tilt the election toward Mr. Orban, not least by sending a steady stream of Russian energy supplies, which other E.U. members have mostly boycotted.

 

U.S. Vice President JD Vance lashed out on Tuesday at what he called "disgraceful" European Union interference in Hungary's election, even as he openly endorsed Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a close ally of both President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, days before the vote.

This is getting confusing.

Oban is in danger of losing the election due to alleged EU interference, so Vance ran there to interfere in the election himself by trying to show American support (vote Oban!).

The Russian FSB is also allegedly supporting Oban by interfering in the election, so can we summarize that America and Russia are working towards the same goal?

Is that right?

19 hours ago, connda said:

The Right calls Orban "Putin's Stooge" while the Left calls Orban a "Fascist." Amazing 'Merica.

You think there's a contradiction between being Putin's stooge and being a fascist?

On 4/7/2026 at 5:36 PM, BLMFem said:

So, even though the US is at war, the US VP is travelling all the way to Europe, to a small country of less than 10 million people in a desperate attempt to shore up support for an autocratic Putin stooge.

The American vice president going to Europe to support a criminal who is an enemy of a democratic Europe.

I can't even imagine the embarrassment real American patriots must feel.

'Putin and Trump Share Interest in Orban’s Fate'

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-07/fate-of-hungary-s-orban-in-election-is-key-for-putin-and-trump

"US Vice President JD Vance’s unusual campaign appearance alongside Viktor Orban in Budapest today demonstrates how important Hungary’s election is to the White House.

Sunday’s ballot looks just as significant for the Kremlin.

After 16 years of Orban, polls indicate that voters have lost faith in their populist premier, a totemic figure for Donald Trump’s MAGA movement that shares an anti-immigration, EU-skeptic slant.

It’s one reason why this is also among the most consequential elections the European Union has witnessed."

I wonder why Orban thinks that the same people who have brought Europe skyrocketing gasoline and gas prices, are going to be persuasive advocates for his cause?

16 hours ago, candide said:

Smart move from Vance in order to avoid being involved in the Iran fiasco! 😃

While hammering the final nail in the coffin of America’s relationship with Europe, he still bends toward Putin, and his treatment of Zelensky is still fresh in memory

He is toast! Ruined

Given the history of Hungary and 1956 in particular, sidling up to Russia is a disgrace.

3 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

Given the history of Hungary and 1956 in particular, sidling up to Russia is a disgrace.

Yeah, for a Hungarian it doesn't get much worse than that.

5 hours ago, BLMFem said:

Yeah, for a Hungarian it doesn't get much worse than that.

But the Hungarian voters kept him in office for 16 years or thereabouts.

Let this melt on everyones tongue: The vice president of the US boards a plane to support a foreighn despot, a person that has elevated corruption to a new level. Distributing EU money to his family, "friends" and other "cronies" close to his clan.

By sending the VP of the US to support such a guy speaks more than a thousand words. With the approval of Donald. Not possible otherwise.

It used to be "God save America". These days it must rather be "God help America". Next stopover by the VP of the US? North Korea?

On 4/8/2026 at 1:06 PM, josephbloggs said:

Given the history of Hungary and 1956 in particular, sidling up to Russia is a disgrace.

The irony is that Orban, as a student leader, was one of the loudest demanding the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Hungary.

People all over Europe are not pro Ruskies. But they are rather more fed up in seeing their broke EU nations handling out billions in cash and arms to a very corrupt regime in Kiev.

13 minutes ago, SingAPorn said:

People all over Europe are not pro Ruskies. But they are rather more fed up in seeing their broke EU nations handling out billions in cash and arms to a very corrupt regime in Kiev.

Kremlin talking point above.

Yes Ukraine has a history of corruption directly related to their Soviet past and previous close ties to Russia which they want to be free of now.

Objective analysis will reveal that Putin's Russia is MUCH more corrupt than today's Ukraine and that Ukraine has been improving in that area.

A bit rich as well in the context of a topic about VP Vance who is part of without any doubt the most CRIMINALLY CORRUPT administration in American history.

I have my own theory on what Trump-Vance is up to in Hungary.

Of course the maga fascists have been very pro Orban for a long time and Orban is the most visible of the other maga fascist adjacent parties in different countries of Europe.

Just as Trump losing the upcoming midterms will be a big blow to the maga fascists, Orban as the most visible maga fascist type leader in Europe losing will be a massive setback for them.

They're smart enough to know with fair elections they will lose both the U.S. midterms and the Hungarian election.

But as they don't believe in democracy, there are other ways to win than fair elections.

Orban WILL lose in this election, but the test for Orban and the maga fascists will be if they can still unfairly engineer a win with other methods. This is in effect a test run for the U.S. midterms. It's all related.

Vance is like an unlucky charm. Orban lost the election following Vance's attempt to interfere.

When I saw JDV was going to support Orban, I thought either Trump’s admin are very clever because with America’s popularity it was bound to hurt Orban.

Or Trump wanted Orban out and sending JDV was very clever.

I said earlier in this thread JDV would have the opposite effect.

So which was it? Was JDV clever? Or an idiot?

Foreign heads of state must shudder when they hear Vance is heading to their country. His presence really is the kiss of death - sometimes metaphorically, sometimes literally!

Good Job America but what a faiure you sent.

Polls just before the election suggested that the Trump’s and Vance’s campaigning diminished, rather than boosted, support for Orbán.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/04/iran-trump-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-orban-hungary-economy.html