VP Pool Report # 7 - Rally begins, Trump dials in
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- Amy Mackinnon
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- Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 10:39 AM ET
The rally got underway shortly before 1700 CEST with a performance of the Hungarian and then American national anthems.
VP Vance took to the stage at 1731 to a standing ovation. The crowd is waving small Hungarian flags.
At 1733 he called President Trump from the stage. “I love Hungary and I love that Viktor.” Trump said Orban didn’t allow people to “storm” and “ruin” the country.
“Boy that sounds like a big crowd and my kind of people,” Trump said. The US is “with him [Orban] all the way.”
After the call ended with Trump, Vance said: “We have got to get Viktor Orban re-elected as Prime Minister of Hungary, don’t we.”
Vance’s remarks are ongoing. Otter and more quotes to follow.
Amy Mackinnon
US-Europe Foreign Affairs Correspondent | Financial Times
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