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Vice President JD Vance had an awkward moment trying to get his boss, President Donald Trump, on the phone during a rally in Budapest on Tuesday, April 7.
“I actually had a special guest that asked that I give him a phone call,” the former senator, 41, told the crowd, according to a video posted by the Daily Beast and other outlets on Tuesday, April 7.
“Let’s see. Let’s hope he actually answers, or this is going to be very embarrassing,” Vance added, dialing a number.
After a few seconds of silence, he got an automated message that the recipient’s voicemail box had not been set up.
“Okay, try one more time,” the vice president said.
“It’s ringing. That’s progress,” he said to the crowd. A few more moments of silence followed before he put the call on speakerphone.
“Hello, Mr. President, how are you?” Vance said.
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“Hi JD, could you give me a second?” Trump responded, before apparently realizing he was on speakerphone in front of what Vance claimed was 5,000 people. “Wow.”
Trump then went on to praise Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is currently up for re-election for a fifth term.
Vance was in the country to support the campaign for the politician, who has been in power since 2010 and has been described by some critics as a dictator. Polls suggest the opposition party could unseat him, according to the BBC.
The election is scheduled for Sunday, April 12.