Vice President JD Vance looks on before boarding Air Force Two to return to Washington, DC, from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport on April 8, 2026, in Budapest, Hungary. | Jonathan Ernst/Pool/Getty Images
This past week has been a disaster for Vice President JD Vance. He embarked on two foreign adventures — campaigning for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and leading peace negotiations with Iran — that ended in total failure. Orbán lost by an enormous margin; Iran quit the talks, and President Donald Trump announced a new blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.
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