Senator JD Vance (R-Ohio) reiterated his support for Hungarian President Viktor Orban’s actions in regulating the country’s universities. He expressed his belief that the United States should adopt a similar approach.
In recent years, Orban’s anti-democratic policies, which included changes to the country’s judiciary and constitution, have altered the regulation of higher education, granting the government more control over the curriculum.
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“What you’re witnessing in the United States is that left-wing foundations have influence over universities.”They’re not under the jurisdiction of the American taxpayer,” Vance stated during a CBS “Face the Nation” interview with Margaret Brennan on Sunday.
Brennan prodded Vance for his support, asking him explicitly if he wanted the federal government to have direct authority over education, as Hungary does.
“My advocacy is for taxpayers to have a voice in the allocation of their funds.” Vance explained that universities are part of this society’s social contract. “They educate our children.” They produce valuable intellectual property. “They make a lot of money from it.”
“But if they’re not educating our children well and layering the next generation down in mountains of student debt, then they’re not meeting their end of the bargain,” he added. “I think it’s totally reasonable to say there needs to be a political solution to that problem.”
The senator also rejected several of Orban’s anti-democratic initiatives. The Hungarian leader is a rising star in American right politics, a frequent attendee of the Right Political Action Conference, and a supporter of former President Trump.
“Well, look. I am not endorsing everything Viktor Orban has ever done. “I don’t know everything he’s ever done,” Vance explained. “My belief is that taxpayers should have some control over the use of their funds at these universities.” It’s entirely reasonable. “And I believe he’s made some wise decisions there that we should learn from in the United States.”
Vance, a finalist for Trump’s running mate, has raised his prominence in recent months. He reversed his previous criticism of the former president last week and has since become one of his closest Senate allies.
