U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticized the European Union’s alleged interference in Hungarian elections, supporting Prime Minister Viktor Orban, an ally of Donald Trump. The visit, critical of Brussels' policies,

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni refused to let the United States use an air base in Sicily to launch attacks on Iran. France’s National Rally leader Marine Le Pen described his war goals as “erratic.” And the head of Germany’s Alternative for Germany party called for American troops to leave their bases in the country.