2026年4月8日 / 美国东部时间上午11:35 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
美国副总统JD万斯暗示欧盟正在干预匈牙利即将举行的选举，而他本人正在访问布达佩斯，旨在助力这位强人总理维克托·欧尔班赢得连任的激烈角逐。
万斯周三表示，美国选举中“有很多关于外国干预的讨论”，并补充说，他因前往匈牙利支持欧尔班——这位民族主义者、自称“非自由民主”的支持者——而被指控存在此类干预行为。
“那就是外国干预。但当欧盟以扣留数十亿美元资金相威胁，仅仅因为你们守护本国边境，这就不是外国干预了，显然不是，”万斯说道。
“我觉得极具讽刺意味的是，有人指责我进行外国干预。我们想说的只是，维克托·欧尔班干得不错，”这位副总统补充道。
欧尔班正在谋求第五个连任任期。选举定于4月12日周日举行。
据美联社报道，多数独立民调显示，欧尔班及其领导的青民盟政党在已明确意向的选民中，落后于主要竞争对手彼得·马贾尔达两位数百分点。
总部位于美国、以民主为导向的非营利组织自由之家将匈牙利评为“部分自由”，理由是该国选举缺乏自由公正，独立机构受到压制。
在欧尔班执政期间，匈牙利也加强了与俄罗斯的同盟关系。尽管如此，这位匈牙利领导人仍获得了美国共和党的支持，特朗普总统长期以来一直对欧尔班表示赞赏。周二，万斯在布达佩斯数千人面前与特朗普通电话时，总统也赞扬了这位总理。
“我爱匈牙利，我爱维克托，”特朗普通过扩音器说道。
![匈牙利总理维克托·欧尔班（左）与美国副总统JD万斯在匈牙利布达佩斯的选前集会结束时挥手致意，2026年4月7日周二。德内什·厄尔多斯 / 美联社]
万斯称他赴匈牙利是为“助力”欧尔班
万斯周二表示，他此行是为“助力”欧尔班的连任竞选。在周二的新闻发布会上，他对人群表示：“我们必须让维克托·欧尔班连任匈牙利总理。”
万斯将匈牙利描绘成西方文明的灯塔，在移民泛滥和自由主义盛行的当下尤为如此。
“我此行是因为我们两国之间的道义合作，”万斯说。“因为在维克托的领导和特朗普总统的领导下，美国和匈牙利共同代表着对西方文明的捍卫。捍卫孩子们能够上学接受教育，而不被灌输意识形态的理念。捍卫欧美家庭能够出行、负担得起取暖和制冷费用的理念。捍卫我们植根于特定基督教文明和基督教价值观的理念——这些价值观贯穿于言论自由、法治、尊重少数群体权利以及保护弱势群体等方方面面。”
万斯呼吁匈牙利选民“反抗布鲁塞尔的官僚”，此处指欧盟领导层。他表示，虽然他不指望“匈牙利人民会听从美国副总统的建议”，但他希望自己的此行能“向所有人传递一个信号”，包括欧盟领导人，他指责这些领导人“竭尽所能压制匈牙利人民，因为他们不喜欢这位真正为匈牙利人民挺身而出的领导人”。
“你们会支持主权和民主吗？你们会支持西方文明吗？你们会支持自由、真理以及我们父辈的上帝吗？”万斯问道。“那么我的朋友们，在本周末前往投票站，站在维克托·欧尔班一边吧，因为他站在你们这边，也代表了所有这些理念。”
![美国副总统JD万斯2026年4月8日在布达佩斯的马蒂亚斯·科维努斯学院发表演讲，这是他访问匈牙利的第二天。阿提拉·基斯贝内德克 / 法新社通过盖蒂图片社]
欧盟官员回应万斯言论
欧盟官员迅速回击了万斯的说法。欧盟委员会发言人托马斯·雷涅尔对哥伦比亚广播公司新闻表示：“在欧洲，选举是公民的唯一选择。”
“欧盟委员会与各成员国一道，正在建设一个更强大、更自主的欧洲，”雷涅尔说。他还赞扬了《数字服务法案》，称该法案要求在线平台“降低风险，保护我们的民主制度”。
“在欧洲，选举不是大型科技公司及其算法的选择，”雷涅尔说。
针对万斯有关欧盟的言论，雷涅尔援引了欧盟外交发言人安妮塔·希珀周三早些时候的表态。希珀告诉记者，欧盟“拥有外交渠道，我们也将通过这些渠道向美国同行表达我们的担忧”。
当被进一步问及担忧的具体内容时，她表示欧盟“不会透露我们与伙伴国的会谈内容”。
JD Vance praises Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán, accuses EU of influencing upcoming election
April 8, 2026 / 11:35 AM EDT / CBS News
Vice President JD Vance suggested that the European Union was interfering with the upcoming Hungarian election, while Vance himself is on a visit to Budapest aimed at boosting strongman Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s chances of winning a tough battle for another term.
Vance said Wednesday that there’d been a “lot of conversation about foreign influence” in U.S. elections, adding that he had been accused of of such by coming to Hungary to support Orbán, a nationalist and self-proclaimed proponent of “illiberal democracy.”
“That’s foreign influence. But what’s not foreign influence is when the European Union threatens billions of dollars withheld from Hungary because you guys protect your borders. That’s apparently not foreign influence,” Vance said.
“I find it darkly ironic that people are accusing me of engaging in some kind of foreign influence. All that we’re saying is that Viktor Orbán, he does a good job,” the vice president added.
Orbán is seeking his fifth consecutive term in office. Elections are set for Sunday, April 12.
The Associated Press reports most independent polls show Orbán and his party, Fidesz, running a double-digit deficit behind his main opponent, Péter Magyar, among decided voters.
Freedom House, a democracy-oriented U.S.-based nonprofit, designates Hungary as only “partly free,” citing issues with less-than-free-and-fair elections and a stifling of independent institutions.
Under Orbán, the country has also strengthened its alliance with Russia. Still, the Hungarian leader has received support from the Republican Party and President Trump has long launded Orbán. When Vance called Mr. Trump in front of a crowd of thousands in Budapest on Tuesday, the president praised the prime minister.
“I love Hungary and I love that Viktor,” Mr. Trump said through the speakerphone.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, and U.S. Vice President JD Vance gesture at the end of a pre-election rally in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Denes Erdos / AP
Vance says he is in Hungary “to help” Orbán
Vance said Tuesday that he was there “to help” Orbán with his reelection bid. During Tuesday’s news conference, he told the crowd that “we have got to get Viktor Orbán reelected as prime minister of Hungary.”
Vance portrayed Hungary as a beacon of Western civilization at a time of rampant immigration and liberalism.
“I’m here because of the moral cooperation between our two countries,” Vance said. “Because what the United States and Hungary together represent under Viktor’s leadership and under President Trump’s is the defense of Western civilization. The defense of the idea that children should be able to go to school and get educated and not indoctrinated. The defense of the idea that European and American families should be able to transport themselves and be able to afford to heat and cool their homes. The defense of the idea that we are founded on a certain Christian civilization and Christian values that animate everything from freedom of speech to rule of law to respect for minority rights and protection of the vulnerable.”
Vance called on Hungarian voters to “stand against the bureaucrats in Brussels,” referring to European Union leadership. He said while he did not expect “the people of Hungary to listen to the vice president of the United States,” he wanted his presence to “send a signal to everybody,” including EU leaders, whom he accused of doing “everything that they can to hold down the people of Hungary, because they don’t like the leader, who has actually stood up for the people of Hungary.”
“Will you stand for sovereignty and democracy? Will you stand for Western civilization? Will you stand for freedom, for truth and for the God of our fathers?” Vance asked. “Then my friends, go to the polls in the weekend, stand with Viktor Orbán because he stands for you and he stands for all these things.”
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks at the Mathias Corvinus Collegium in Budapest on April 8, 2026, on the second day of his visit to Hungary. Attila KISBENEDEK /AFP via Getty Images
EU officials respond to Vance remarks
European Union officials quickly hit back at Vance’s claims. European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier told CBS News that “in Europe, elections are the sole choice of citizens.”
“Together, the Commission and Member States are building a stronger, more independent Europe,” Regnier said. He also praised the Digital Services Act, which he said requires online platforms “to mitigate risks to protect our democracies.”
“In Europe, elections are not the choice of Big Tech and their algorithms,” Regnier said.
Regarding Vance’s statements about the EU, Regnier referred to comments made earlier Wednesday by the EU’s foreign spokesperson, Anitta Hipper. She told reporters that the EU has “our diplomatic channels and we will be using these also to convey our concerns to our U.S. counterparts.”
Pressed further on what the nature of the concerns was, she said the EU was “not in the business of disclosing what we talk about with our partners.”