VP Vance to meet with Viktor Orbán in Hungary days ahead of foreign nation's elections

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance will visit Hungary next week, where he will meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán days ahead of the country's parliamentary elections.

The vice president and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, will visit Budapest from April 7 to 8, according to a release from his office circulating on social media.

The release states that Vance "will also deliver remarks on the rich partnership between the United States and Hungary."

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (C) speaks as U.S. Vice President JD Vance (L) and President Donald Trump (R) look on during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 7, 2025. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

"Vice President @JDVance will visit Hungary next Tuesday. Looking forward to welcoming you to Budapest!" Orbán declared in a post on X.

U.S. President Donald Trump has enthusiastically endorsed the foreign leader.

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U.S. President Donald Trump (L) greets Prime Minister of Hungary Victor Orban as he arrives at the White House on Nov. 7, 2025 in Washington, D.C.  (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

"I was proud to ENDORSE Viktor for Re-Election in 2022, and am honored to do so again. Election Day is April 12, 2026. Hungary: GET OUT AND VOTE FOR VIKTOR ORBÁN. He is a true friend, fighter, and WINNER, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election as Prime Minister of Hungary — VIKTOR ORBÁN WILL NEVER LET THE GREAT PEOPLE OF HUNGARY DOWN. I AM WITH HIM ALL THE WAY!" Trump declared in part of a Truth Social post last month.

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Viktor Orban arrives for an EU Summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 19, 2026. (Magali Cohen / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)

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Trump had previously backed Orbán in February Truth Social posts as well.

Fox News Digital reached out to Vance's office on Friday.