Trump's handlers have him focused on Russia's objectives.
“He will not give a penny in the Ukraine-Russia war,” Orbán told Hungarian state media Sunday. “Therefore, the war will end, because it is obvious that Ukraine can not stand on its own feet.”
Need I remind you all that #Russia invaded #Ukraine with "liquidation trucks" in tow--meant to destroy evidence of torture, rape, & assassinations. Putin's soldiers have kill lists. Children are being kidnapped en masse.
NATO is arming Ukrainians to prevent a modern day Holocaust.
Reese Gorman:
#Orban said #Trump told him during their meeting that "he will not give a single penny for the Russo-Ukrainian war."
“There’s nobody that’s better, smarter or a better leader than Viktor Orban. He’s fantastic…He’s a non-controversial figure because he says, ‘This is the way it’s going to be,’ and that’s the end of it. Right? He’s the boss. No, he’s a great leader.”
“You know who he’s meeting with today down in Mar-a-Lago? Orbán of Hungary, who’s stated flatly that he doesn’t thinks democracy works, he’s looking for dictatorship.
I see a future where we defend democracy, not diminish it.”
"The right wing’s fondness for Orbán springs from his having rejected democracy and replaced it in Hungary with what he calls an 'illiberal state.' Orbán and other far-right leaders working against democracy maintain that the central principle of democracy, equality before the law, undermines society."
"It permits immigration, which, in their minds, dilutes the 'purity' of a people, and it requires that LGBTQ+ individuals and women have the same rights as heterosexual men. Such a world challenges the heteronormative patriarchal world traditionalists crave."
"Orbán’s takeover of the press, elimination of rival political parties, partisan gerrymandering, capture of the courts, and control of Hungary’s government are not just ideological, though, but also economic. Corruption and the capture of valuable factories and properties for cronies have allowed Orbán and his allies to amass fortunes."
"To Donald Trump, Hungarian strongman Viktor Orbán is 'fantastic,' Chinese leader Xi Jinping is 'brilliant,' North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is 'an OK guy,' and, most alarmingly, he allegedly said Adolf Hitler 'did some good things,' a worldview that would reverse decades-old US foreign policy in a second term should he win November’s presidential election, multiple former senior advisers told CNN."
@shuttersparks@dangillmor
While #Orban may not be a wonderful role model, Hungary is a member of the EU, with whom we have no beef. Therefore, there is no violation of the Logan Act.
#Trump may have failed to register as a foreign agent, though.
Last night, Trump hosted a party at Mar-a-Lago welcoming Hungary's fascist ruler Viktor Orbán.
The party featured the Palm Beach Symphony, the unofficial orchestra of American fascism, as well as a Beatles tribute band and a Rolling Stones tribute band.
Does anyone recognize the fascist #Beatles tribute band?
Last night, Donald #Trump met with and praised authoritarian Viktor #Orban of Hungary — a man who has sought to turn his country into an 'illiberal state' — saying there's "nobody that's better, smarter or a better leader than Viktor Orban."
Objectief kunnen we vaststellen dat Wilders geen afstand neemt van Orban in zijn handelingen en uitingen. Dat maakt hem minder geschikt als premier en bemoeilijkt de formatie. Maar wellicht realiseert hij zich al dat hij nooit premier zal worden ? #politiek#wilders#orban#formatie
Mit Trump gäbe es die Kriege in der Ukraine und im Nahen Osten nicht - davon ist Ungarns Regierungschef Orban überzeugt. Nach einem Treffen in Mar-a-Lago stimmte er Lobeshymnen an. Kritik kommt von US-Präsident Biden.
Noting that the "Christian nationalist" dictator of Hungary, Orbán is being welcomed this week at Heritage Foundation and Mar-a-Lago, Amanda Carpenter asks why MAGA lionizes this dictator.
Then she notes how Orbán's story parallels Trump's. He was in office, then rejected by voters, and he spent time prior to his next run for office laying groundwork for a total takeover of government when he was next elected.
#Orban is just a dirty rat who plays dirty blackmail games with #Netherlands, #Rutte and #NATO. If he is really going to stop this, the Netherlands must do everything in the #EU to ensure that #Hungary receives no more EU subsidies for the time being until Orban is gone.
Why Hungary Supports Russia & #Orban's Grand Strategy
by #DominikPresl
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Dominik Presl interviews Szabolc #Panyi, a Hungarian investigative journalist who's been working for years on Hungarian Russian relations and Russian influence activities in #Hungary.
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Dominik Presl is a research fellow at the Czech Association for International Affairs and studies international disinformation and propaganda
Eyebrows raised as Viktor Orbán to visit Donald Trump in Florida (www.theguardian.com)
Hungary’s PM arrives in US this week without a White House invitation as he pursues what critics call his ‘fantasy’ foreign policy