'KNEW Orban gonna LOSE, but…': JD Vance REACTS to SHOCK defeat, says 'U.S. is not surprised'

Vice President JD Vance said Monday evening that he was “sad” but not all that surprised that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán lost his bid for reelection, asserting that his decision to campaign alongside the autocrat in Budapest last week was more about showing up for a loyal ally than lifting him to victory. “We didn’t go because we expected Viktor Orbán to cruise to an election victory,” Vance said during an interview on Fox News. “We went because it was the right thing to do to stand behind a person who had stood by us for a very long time.”