Hungarian leader picks sides in upcoming American election race
Viktor Orban openly supports Donald Trumpʼs bid for presidency while mainstream US papers step away. Both politicians share views on global matters and keep close communication ties
Mainstream papers dont back him but Donald Trump got support from an unexpected place: Eastern Europe. On oct-31 Viktor Orban reached out to give his blessing
Just got off the phone with President @realDonald Trump. Fingers crossed
These two keep in touch often sharing same ideas about world stuff. After spring meet-ups in Moscow Orban pushed for quick Ukraine war end that would give Russia some land; Trump said heʼd fix it in one day — which shows where they both stand. During sept debate with Harris Trump even called the Hungarian leader a “respected“ strong-man
Its worth noting that Orban leads an EU and NATO country but still backs Trump (who talks to Putin lots since leaving office). The Hungarian way became like a how-to guide for US right-wing folks: they even had their big meet-up (CPAC) in Budapest this year
Orbans work in Hungary shows what he thinks good leadership is — he calls it “non-liberal democracy“. Hereʼs what he did there:
- Pushed out foreign schools
- Made media follow his lead
- Changed how courts work
- Fought with EU money-givers
- Made immigrants look bad
Both leaders seem to work well together; its like theyʼre reading from same play-book
