J. D. Vance: “When a war erupted in your neighborhood, you were kind and…”

“In 2016, when the rest of Europe threw open its gates, you said no. When strange activists came to tell you to erase your heritage, you said no. And When a war erupted in your neighborhood, you were kind and generous. You opened your neighborhoods, your homes and your hospitals, but you never forgot the needs of your own people. And why, to Hungary, Hungarians must always come first. And for all these reasons, the President of the United States States, the Vice President of the United States and the American people.” (08:42–08:55)

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