Why JD Vance is helping right wing populist Viktor Orbán’s failing election campaign in Hungary

NewsWorldEuropeWhy JD Vance is helping right wing populist Viktor Orbán’s failing election campaign in HungaryThe US vice president is attempting to help Trump ally Viktor Orbán cling on to power ahead of a tough election Jessie Williams Tuesday 07 April 2026 16:41 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952945","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/hungary-viktor-orban-jd-vance-trump-eu-b2952945.html","title":"Why JD Vance is helping Hungarian strongman Viktor Orbán’s failing election campaign"}}CloseJD Vance hails Viktor Orbán as 'one of the only true statesmen in Europe'On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}US vice president JD Vance is in...