JD Vance should “go to the back of the queue”, if he thought endorsing Viktor Orbán would have a positive impact (Hungarian opposition ousts Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, 12 April). This approach a decade ago rebounded on President Obama just before the Brexit referendum: too many British voters resented his message, even if he was soon proved right.
David Nowell
East Barnet, London
• Having seen the result of the Hungarian election, perhaps we could invite JD Vance to interfere in our next general election by speaking in support of Nigel Farage.
Clifton Melvin
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire
