Vice President JD Vance brought his enthusiastic endorsement, a phone call to President Donald Trump, and a story of a familiar freedom fighter to a campaign rally on April 7 for Hungary’s Prime Minister Victor Orban in what is expected to be the fight of his political life. In the April 12 election, polls are predicting his opposition, Peter Magyar, formerly a supporter of Orban’s Fidesz party, will win in the high-stakes contest that challenges Orban’s 16-year run as prime minister.

Vance brought the receipts to build his case to stand for Hungary’s sovereignty, Christian values, and Western civilization, rejecting the Brussels bureaucrats he blasted. It was a scathing rebuke reminiscent of his scolding of European leaders at the Munich Security Conference last year for restricting free speech, prosecuting Christian prayer, and ignoring their people.

Orban and Trump share many of the same qualities and policies. When the European Union wanted to force migration on Hungary, Orban said, “No.” When Vance called Trump, to the audience’s cheers, the president reminded them:

“You have a man that kept your country strong and he kept your country good and you don’t have problems with all of the problems that so many other countries have because they let their countries be invaded and you don’t have that problem because of Victor Orban. That’s the only reason you don’t have that problem. There was a lot of pressure on him to do it and those other countries made big mistakes. So, I wish you a lot of luck and I love you all.”

“You have a man that kept your country strong and he kept your country good and you don’t have problems with all of the problems that so many other countries have because they let their countries be invaded and you don’t have that problem because of Victor Orban. That’s the only reason you don’t have that problem. There was a lot of pressure on him to do it and those other countries made big........

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