Tamara Keith

And that is just not the case in the Trump administration, where President Trump proudly posts his endorsements on social media of foreign leaders.

And then when they come to visit after winning, he boasts about how much he helped them and how they should be so grateful.

And maybe he should even sell his endorsement, he joked about at a recent meeting of Latin American leaders.

So, Danielle, why is the White House so vocally backing Victor Orban to the point of sending the vice president there and then putting Donald Trump on the phone at a rally?

He admires their ability to have a press corps that is compliant.

He admires their ability to get the people to do what they want.

He says this openly.

Absolutely, yes.

But Rob, from where you sit, what is your sense of why the Trump administration, which is, you know, America first, foreign policy, why they would get involved?

All right, we are going to take a quick break, and we will have more in a moment.

And we're back.

And Rob Schmitz, I want to ask you, how are Hungarians reacting to Vice President J.D.

Vance coming and campaigning for Viktor Orban?

You know, one thing we've heard is that Hungary is something of a model for the American conservative movement.

I mean, Viktor Orban has spoken to CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference.

CPAC had a conference in Budapest.

What do you make of that characterization?

Well, certainly President Trump, through executive actions, has tried to enact a lot of it, seeking to constrain universities, seeking to limit activities for transgender athletes.

You know, there's a long, long list of things that President Trump has done or tried to do in the United States that certainly mirror what Orban has has tried to do in Hungary.

Danielle, this is a really tough time domestically in the U.S.