On America’s most important day, Trump may have little to celebrate

April 14, 2026 — 11:30am

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US Vice President JD Vance refused to be deterred from interfering in Hungary’s election by the polls predicting that Viktor Orbán, the Trumpist authoritarian, was headed for a devastating defeat at the weekend. Even Orbán said, “We will achieve a victory that will surprise everyone.”

Vance indeed addressed a huge rally for Orbán, and got President Donald Trump on the phone, who boomed to the crowd:

“He does a job, remember this, he didn’t allow people to storm your country and invade your country like other people have, and ruin their countries frankly. He’s kept your country good, he’s kept Hungarian people in your country. And he’s done a fantastic job.” Now Orbán is out of a job.

What started in Canada and Australia in 2025, where Trumpist themes spurred Mark Carney to victory in Canada and helped lead the Liberal Party to defeat in the election here, the anti-Trump mood seeded by Trump’s relentless attacks on NATO now sweeping Europe has become a growing force across........

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