# Explainer 512: Why is JD Vance in Hungary?

An episode of [The Foreign Desk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/786319916), 8 Apr 2026, 7:32.

Audio: https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e6127ab7-b81e-456b-893c-a8d600215365/7b9f282e-1b97-4d40-a38f-ab8a0123a4e7/5609fc79-2812-47a1-8359-b42600af962d/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=ed6a263e-d325-4e94-a10c-ab8a0123a4ec

US vice-president JD Vance is in Hungary to bolster its prime minister, Viktor Orbán, ahead of elections this weekend. The VP accused the EU of “foreign election interference” – but why is he getting involved? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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