The US president has called the EU country’s prime minister a “powerful leader” and close ally
US President Donald Trump has endorsed Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of Hungary’s parliamentary election in April.
The election will likely be a tough test for Orban’s longstanding conservative rule, with the pro-EU Tisza Party, led by Peter Magyar, emerging as the main opposition party.
In a post on Truth Social on Thursday, Trump called Orban a “truly strong and powerful leader” with a record of “phenomenal results.” He said the prime minister has protected Hungary, grown the economy, created jobs, and promoted trade.
Trump went on to say that they have both worked to “Stop Illegal Immigration” and “Ensure LAW AND ORDER,” adding that the US and Hungary have reached “new heights of cooperation” during Orban’s term.
Calling the Hungarian leader a close ally and “true friend,” he wrote: “I was proud to ENDORSE Viktor for Re-Election in 2022, and am honored to do so again.”
Last month, Orban quipped that Trump “may have wanted to put Greenland into his whiskey as a large piece of ice,” and although he could not do this, from now on, “that piece of ice is definitely his.”
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