JD Vance stumped for a Putin-backed authoritarian white nationalist in Hungary, and lost

By: Marilou Johanek

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: April 15, 2026

Words: 968

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Billionaire tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel, who single-handedly bankrolled JD Vance to the U.S. Senate and five minutes later propelled the Ohioan into the office of Vice President, placed his biggest techno-authoritarian bet on his protégé.

Last week, Vance tried to come through for his Silicon Valley sugar daddy.

In a stunning moment of betrayal of democracy, Vance traveled to Budapest to boost the flagging re-election campaign of a Hungarian despot …

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