"My administration is ready to use the full economic power of the United States to strengthen the Hungarian economy, as we have done for our great allies in the past, if Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the Hungarian people ever need it," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post ahead of Sunday's vote. He added that they are "excited to invest in the future prosperity that Orbán's continued leadership will generate." Orbán immediately thanked Trump for his support, posting a video that includes the Village People's song "Y.M.C.A.," which the American president uses at campaign rallies. "America is with us. Hungary is proud to be a great ally," Orbán wrote. In the video he posted, Orbán spoke about friendship. "This puts us a step ahead. That's what we say. You should build friendships. If you build friendships, then you will have someone to count on," Orbán said. U.S. Vice President JD Vance also visited Budapest and accused EU bureaucrats of interfering in Hungarian national politics. Hungarians go to the polls on Sunday for a high-stakes vote with consequences for the entire European Union. For the first time since 2010, when he became Hungarian prime minister, Orbán is trailing in the polls. The Tisza party, founded by his former ally and now main opponent, Péter Magyar, has 50 percent of the vote, while Orbán's Fidesz party has only 20 percent, according to a Politico poll.
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Trump promised economic support to Orban, who thanked him: "If you build friendships, you have someone to count on."
U.S. President Donald Trump promised to provide economic support to Hungary if Prime Minister Viktor Orban "needs it," just hours before the start of the elections.

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