Asked about the similarities to the former president’s Make America Great Again slogan, Bóka insisted it was focused on Europe, saying: “I don’t know if Donald Trump ever wanted to make Europe great again.”
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who leads a staunchly nationalist government, is an ally of Trump and is considered to be closest to Russian President Vladimir Putin among the EU’s 27 leaders. He has tried to portray himself as a peacemaker on the war in Ukraine.
In February, Orbán said: “We can’t get involved in another country’s elections, but we would really like President Donald Trump to return to the presidency and make peace here in the eastern half of Europe.”
It was a reference to the U.S. election in November.
Even then, Orbán was borrowing from Trump’s popular slogan to describe his plans for Hungary’s EU presidency.
“Make Europe great again!” he said. “MAGA there, MEGA here.”
Read more: Orbán Vows to ‘Make Europe Great Again’ as EU Leader | Newsmax.com
I believe both Trump and Orban are pushing in the right direction.