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Assessing the value of JD Vance’s support in light of the Hungarian election

The US vice-president’s influence might not be what he thinks it was

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Tue Apr 14 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READ

Sir, – Though I normally disapprove of foreign interference in national elections, I make an exception in the case of US vice-president JD Vance’s support for Hungarian president Viktor Orbán, which I suspect was instrumental in securing the result. – Yours, etc,

Ronan McDermott,

Rathgar,

Dublin 6.

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Sir, – I have some invasive hogweed in my garden.

Is there any chance JD Vance could call and offer it his support?

I’ve tried everything else. – Yours, etc,

Aidan Ingoldsby,

Blessington,

Co Wicklow.