Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) stood by previous comments praising Hungarian President Viktor Orban for a regulatory crackdown on the country’s universities on Sunday, saying the U.S. should embrace a similar mindset.
Orban, as part of anti-democratic reforms which included changes to the country’s judiciary and constitution, changed how higher education is regulated in recent years, giving the government more control over what is taught.
“What you’re seeing in the United States, actually, is that universities are controlled by left-wing foundations. They’re not controlled by the American taxpayer,” Vance said in a CBS “Face the Nation” interview with Margaret Brennan on Sunday.
Brennan pressed Vance on his support, directly questioning Vance if he wants the federal government to have direct control over education, like in Hungary.
“What I’m advocating for is for taxpayers to have a say in how their…
