Politico: The trip dates, which have not previously been reported and which the White House has not made official, were outlined in an excerpt of a State Department cable obtained by POLITICO. The cable’s subject line reads: “Hungary: Scenesetter for Vice President Vance’s April 7-8 Visit to Budapest.” Hungarian elections are set for April 12.
The overt politicking on behalf of any foreign leader runs counter to a long tradition of American administrations generally staying out of other countries’ domestic politics…