US Vice President JD Vance had an awkward moment this week when he tried to connect a crowd of 5,000 Hungarians to a live phone call with President Donald Trump, and got sent straight to voicemail on the first try. Vance was in Budapest on Tuesday, April 7, for a “Day of Friendship” event, where he was encouraging voters to re-elect far-right Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He had told the crowd he had a special surprise before his speech.
According to People, Vance, 41, told the audience, “Before I started my remarks, I actually had a special guest that asked that I give him a phone call.” He then added, “Let’s hope he actually answers. This is going to be very embarrassing.” Seconds after he made the call and held his phone up to the podium microphone, it went straight to voicemail, playing Trump’s greeting to the entire rally.
