Vance warns against black-pilling and urges political involvement

Published April 8, 2026 12:35pm ET



Vice President JD Vance responded to critics of the Trump administration, calling on them to turn their frustration with Republicans into political involvement.

During his remarks in Budapest at the Mathias Cornivus Collegium, Hungary’s largest educational institution, Vance encouraged the audience not to engage in “black-pilling.”

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