I wonder if this is leading up to a grand finale, which in my mind would be Vladimir Putin cutting a campaign ad for Donald Trump. Or, perhaps Satan himself could show up and he and Putin could do a double ad, ya spose? But this does make sense. Orban turned to Putin for help with his election and now Trump is turning to Orban for help with his. Right on course. This ad is something you won’t see every day, I’ll warrant that. Does anybody else recall a time when an Eastern European dictator crossed the sea during an election year to cut a promo for a presidential candidate? Didn’t think so.
Trump was a grifter.
Trump never commanded respect.
Trump was hated by sane world leaders.
There, I fixed it for you.— Susanne- Proud Democrat (@MomofTwonodigit) March 10, 2024
So what’s next? Kim Jong-Un shows up and does a promo with Trump? I rule out nothing at this point. Washington Post:
Orban has worked to undermine key democratic institutions in Hungary since coming into power in 2010. A self-proclaimed proponent of “illiberal” Christian democracy, he’s championed restrictions on LGBTQ+ rights and immigration while cracking down on the country’s judiciary and the press. He’s also garnered praise from conservative populists and conservative institutions in the United States, reinterpreting Trump’s longtime slogan and frequently saying “Make Europe Great Again” in public remarks.
After appearing at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, Orban wrote on X that he discussed the “common ground for cooperation between the conservative forces of Europe and the US,” in his remarks. “Supporting families, fighting illegal migration and standing up for the sovereignty of our nations,” he said.
The Hungarian leader then traveled from Washington to Palm Beach, Fla., to see Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate, in a meeting on Friday that displayed some of the symbolism typically reserved for two sitting world leaders.
The men formally greeted each other at the steps of the estate, posing on a red carpet flanked by American and Hungarian flags.
Inside, with their parties facing one another at long conference tables, the two men held meetings to discuss “a wide range of issues affecting Hungary and the United States, including the paramount importance of strong and secure borders to protect the sovereignty of each nation,” according to the Trump campaign. There was an evening concert inside the compound, where Trump took the stage to praise Orban.
“There’s nobody that’s better, smarter or a better leader than Viktor Orban,” Trump said Friday night. The former president, in an apparent nod to the Hungarian leader’s autocratic approach, went on to say Orban is “a noncontroversial 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.”
No, he’s a thug and a dictator and you’re a thug and a dictator in training. To see such things as this happening on American soil is nothing less than horrifying.
World Leaders?????????????
Orbán only leads Hungary the rest of Europe would rather have nothing to do with him and his only ‘power’ is a sort of veto in the EU
Don John couldn’t lead a horse to water
And I’ve believed, for some time, that the EU needs to find some way to threaten Hungary with expulsion from the group (NATO needs to as well) until Orban commits to observing and upholding democratic principles. It might also serve as a warning shot to other countries which have been seeing upticks in support for far-right-wing parties: Basically, if you don’t want to support democratic principles and ideals in your own country, then you’re not needed in our group. (If I were part of the European Parliament, I certainly would not allow anyone elected to represent Hungary to take their seats. It’s also a bit stupid for anti-EU parties to actually compete to be seated in the European Parliament.)
Talk about scraping the bottom of the barrel. First former guy couldn’t even get F list attorneys, now this bozo?
Every day former guy embarrasses himself and each time is worse than the last. What a fool.
Birds of a feather flock together.