Vance to visit Hungary, meet with Orban next week ahead of election

April 2, 2026 3:38 PM EDT

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks to mebers of the media as he travels to Michigan, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

By Christian ‌Martinez

LOS ​ANGELES, ​April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice ‌President JD Vance will ⁠visit Hungary and hold ‌bilateral meetings with ‌Prime Minister Viktor Orban from April ​7-8, the White House announced ⁠Thursday.

Reuters was the first to ​report the planned trip last month.

Vance will ​visit Budapest ‌and deliver remarks, the White House ⁠said in a statement.

The visit comes ⁠days ahead of Hungary's ​April 12 election, which is set to be ‌Orban's toughest since he seized power ‌in 2010.

(Reporting ⁠by Christian ‌Martinez; Editing ​by Sergio Non and Mark ‌Porter)



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