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JD Vance Gets Schooled by Historian Over ‘Utterly Nutty’ Move
April 8, 2026
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Marton Monus / REUTERSA historian put Vice President JD Vance on blast for cozying up to authoritarian Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.While President Donald Trump threatened to kill off the Iranian population, a threat which was walked back at the last minute as the U.S. and Iran came to a ceasefire agreement of sorts, the vice president took the time to travel to Budapest to campaign for Orbán.
He participated in a MAGA-esque rally to hype up Orbán as he faces re-election on Sunday, in what is expected to be an uphill battle for the far-right leader.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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