Posted on 05/08/2023 6:26:48 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is calling for former President Donald Trump to return to the White House, a key ingredient in a new conservative surge for the West.
During a CPAC event in Budapest on Thursday, the conservative leader of Hungary joined fellow European officials and former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake in condemning the threat of global liberalism.
"Hungary is an incubator where we experiment with the future of conservative politics," Orban said of his country.
He specifically called out transgenderism, illegal immigration, and the "progressive" effort to topple conservative leaders worldwide.
Orban lamented that President Trump no longer occupies the White House.
"I'm sure if President Trump were president today, there'd be no war inflicting Europe and Ukraine," he continued. "Come back, Mr. President, make America great again and bring us peace."
Trump and Orban have had a close relationship for years. During the Trump presidency the U.S. ambassador to Hungary, David Cornstein, also has been a long-time friend of the president's, further solidifying the relationship.
Earlier this month, Orban urged the former president to "keep on fighting" amid intense legal battles surrounding the Stormy Daniels payment and other controversies.
In a similar vein, last year Trump praised and endorsed the Hungarian leader as he was seeking a fourth successive term as prime minister against a united opposition.
Orban won the election by a 20-percentage-point margin, 54% to 34%.
"Viktor Orban of Hungary truly loves his country and wants safety for his people," Trump stated.
"He has done a powerful and wonderful job in protecting Hungary, stopping illegal immigration, creating jobs, trade, and should be allowed to continue to do so in the upcoming election."
Orban has faced some criticism from within the European Union for his populist beliefs.
Hungary initially had billions in EU funding withheld over claims of misuse before agreeing to
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Big fan of Orban.
He’s sane!
Agree!
Agreed, he is right on target.
Very Sane leader...Orban. Hungary is another nation fighting the Globalist...
Budapest or bust!
Many people that aren’t astute, have their “head in the sand” & are ostriches when it comes to Trump.
“Orban isn’t an ostrich.”
I lived in Budapest twice and learned the language. Hungary is really beautiful and the people are incredibly friendly. It is a country rich in history and culture and I’m glad to see that the Hungarian people are willing to fight to preserve it.
Anybody who has ever lived there and learned the history knew they would. Its a relatively small country of just 10 million people. It has endured 150 years of muslim occupation under the Ottoman Turks. It was dominated and occupied by the Hapsburg Empire before a treaty in 1867 gave it co-equal status with Austria in the Empire. After WWII it was dominated by Russian communists for 45 years.
Hungarians have had to fight hard to keep their language and culture. They were never going to agree to just roll over and surrender it to the Globalists having suffered so much for so long to finally regain it. Unlike the fat and happy Western Europeans, they are not filled with self loathing nihilism. The same is true of the rest of Central/Eastern Europe. The result is they will survive and still be recognizably Hungarian in 50 or 100 years. That’s more than you can say for several countries in Western Europe.
Good for you learning Hungarian.
I was never devoted enough to do it and I’m half Hungarian.
Bfl
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