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::"Orbán had spent recent years tying much of [[Hungary]]’s [[geopolitical]] positioning to a close relationship with [[Donald Trump]]...That calculation steadily unraveled. Trump offered symbolic gestures but little material support as Hungary faced withheld [[European Union]] funds, pressure over legal reforms, and the closure of critical Russian linked energy routes. Rather than strengthening Orbán’s standing, the association increasingly became a liability as [[Washington, D.C.|Washington’s]] wider policies toward [[Ukraine]], [[Iran]], and [[Europe]] grew more erratic and unpopular across the continent....The larger strategic consequence is the likely removal of one of the European Union’s most persistent internal dissenting centers, particularly on [[Ukraine aid|Ukraine financing]], [[economic sanctions|sanctions policy]], and [[migration]]. Hungary’s distinct model of economic nationalism and political exceptionalism, long tolerated but never accepted in [[Brussels]], now faces a systematic rollback under a government with the parliamentary strength to accelerate structural change....A relationship once presented as a [[geopolitical]] [[asset]] turned into dead weight as [[Washington, D.C.|Washington’s]] pursued priorities that often cut directly against Hungarian interests." [https://youtu.be/1nrn0TqXMU0]

::"Orbán had spent recent years tying much of [[Hungary]]’s [[geopolitical]] positioning to a close relationship with [[Donald Trump]]...That calculation steadily unraveled. Trump offered symbolic gestures but little material support as Hungary faced withheld [[European Union]] funds, pressure over legal reforms, and the closure of critical Russian linked energy routes. Rather than strengthening Orbán’s standing, the association increasingly became a liability as [[Washington, D.C.|Washington’s]] wider policies toward [[Ukraine]], [[Iran]], and [[Europe]] grew more erratic and unpopular across the continent....The larger strategic consequence is the likely removal of one of the European Union’s most persistent internal dissenting centers, particularly on [[Ukraine aid|Ukraine financing]], [[economic sanctions|sanctions policy]], and [[migration]]. Hungary’s distinct model of economic nationalism and political exceptionalism, long tolerated but never accepted in [[Brussels]], now faces a systematic rollback under a government with the parliamentary strength to accelerate structural change....A relationship once presented as a [[geopolitical]] [[asset]] turned into dead weight as [[Washington, D.C.|Washington’s]] pursued priorities that often cut directly against Hungarian interests." [https://youtu.be/1nrn0TqXMU0]

:::Unrelated to Iran war. Orban was still Putin's ally. He lost because Hungarians want EU. PS.  I have seen online some blaming JD Vance for Orban defeat, I think they're not correct. [[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 17:13, April 15, 2026 (EDT)

:::Unrelated to Iran war. Orban was still Putin's ally. He lost because Hungarians want EU. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/13/eu-hungary-viktor-orban-defeated/],

 

Before the election a bomb shell: [https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-hungary-offered-iran-intel-on-hezbollah-pager-attack-by-israel/ Report: Hungary offered Iran intel on Hezbollah pager attack by Israel] PS.  I have seen online some blaming JD Vance for Orban defeat, I think they're not correct. [[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]]) 17:13, April 15, 2026 (EDT)

== CNN poll shows that JD Vance has become the most unpopular Vice President in the history of the United States ==

== CNN poll shows that JD Vance has become the most unpopular Vice President in the history of the United States ==