‘The president loves you and so do I’, Vance tells Orbán on visit before knife-edge Hungarian election – Europe live
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<p>US vice-president also praises illiberal leader as ‘one of the only true statesmen in Europe’</p><p><strong>… and here they are!</strong></p><p>JD Vance and Usha Vance off the Air Force Two, welcomed by Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó as they begin their two-day trip to the Hungarian capital.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/07/jd-vance-budapest-viktor-orban-hungary-election-france-nicolas-sarkozy-denmar
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07.50 EDT 'President loves you and so do I,' JD Vance tells Orbán in Budapest As we are still waiting for the press conference to begin, we are getting first comments from Orbán’s meeting with JD Vance , via the White House pool. Ahead of their talks, Orbán said the meeting was an opportunity to exchange views on current affairs and what he sees as the fight for the “soul of the west,” it was reported. He also received some praise from Vance, who reportedly said “the president loves you and so do I,” and added Orbán was “one of the only true statesmen in Europe” and wishing him good luck for this week’s elections. “I just appreciate Victor’s friendship, because it is very rare you have somebody with this combination of diplomatic skill and wisdom. It’s very, very important to us that we continue to keep this relationship ongoing, ” he said.
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