The talented Mr. Vance: A certain Mr. J.D. Vance can at times surpass his master in the rhetoric of unpleasantness. Last year, he so infuriated European leaders that they made it clear they would no longer deal with him. He has lately been replaced at summits by Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State. But now the young ruffian is back, this time, to meddle in Hungarian affairs, throwing his and his boss’ support behind Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is trailing in opinion polls ahead of Sunday elections. Orbán is pals with a man named Putin and, like young Vance, takes pleasure in tossing verbal grenades at the European Union. Vance has also weighed in on the Iranian ceasefire deal, naturally insisting America won a beloved and unquestioned victory. Bear in mind, please, that this is the man who may run for president in 2028, assuming this incumbent chooses to step aside. Vance is an all-too-lucid reactionary who revels in supporting the unsupportable, including Israel’s self-aggrandizing operations in Lebanon, which are gradually rivaling Gaza’s in scope. He is frightening because he exudes a lethal mix of confidence, arrogance, and ignorance, much like his president. Worst of all, given America’s partisan divisions, he may represent the American future. All of this to say, trouble lurks even outside the dis-Ovaled White House.