Vance said he was not there to tell Hungarians how to vote, but later told them to "go to the polls" and "stand with Viktor Orbán, because he stands for you.".
- PresidentDonald Trumpon Tuesday heaped praise on Hungarian Prime MinisterViktor Orbánafter Vice PresidentJD Vancecalled his boss from the stage of a political rally at a soccer stadium in Budapest
- "I love that Viktor, I'll tell you, he's a fantastic man, we've had a tremendous relationship," Trump said as Vance held his phone's speaker up to a microphone on the stage
- The efforts by Trump and Vance, who traveled to Hungary for the first time as a public official to boost Orbán's candidacy, came as polls show the incumbent leader is set to lose his upcoming election
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