Danielle Kurtzleben

We are living right now through an ongoing societal catastrophe with gender confusion and transgenderism.

Victor Orban wants to save his nation from this ideological toxin and does not hesitate to use the power of the state to do so, even if it might violate the spirit of liberalism.

That is a heck of a thing to say, but it really shows that among a certain subset of MAGA that it may not be a big one, but a certain subset is willing to say openly, look over at Hungary.

They are doing authoritarian, illiberal things, but there is a greater good there.

To me, then, the question is, and I think the question has been for years for a lot of us, how many people in the MAGA movement are committed to that idea?

The short version is I think no, not really.

I mean, you and I both know that Trump has a hard floor to

I don't think, you know, sending especially the vice president, not even the president, to Hungary to stump for the leader there is going to send anybody's approval ratings shattering that floor.

I do think, you know, you're right.

This could add to the perception, though, that this administration does not have its eye on the ball, that this administration is thinking about too many other things, whether it's Hungary or a ballroom.

that are not the price of gas, that are not the Strait of Hormuz.

But again, like I say, that very well may be on the margin.

I think that's very fair.

This is not a conflict where there's no boots on the ground in Hungary.

This is sending the vice president to do some speeches.

I don't think this is going to affect anything in that sense.

Well, we know that Vice President Vance will be going to Pakistan.

The talks that are supposed to happen will take place on Saturday morning in Pakistan.

And Vance will be going with the Trump administration's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, also Jared Kushner, to Pakistan.

do those in-person meetings and try to move things forward.