Donald Trump poked fun at criticism of the Hungarian prime minister’s self-proclaimed illiberal tendencies as the two populist leaders met at Florida resort.
Already a subscriber?Former President Donald Trump praised Viktor Orban as a “fantastic leader” while poking fun at criticism of the Hungarian prime minister’s self-proclaimed illiberal tendencies as the two populist leaders met Friday at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump feted Orban with a tour of his residence, dinner with former first Lady Melania Trump, an hour long meeting with senior aides, and musical performance by a band covering Roy Orbison.President Joe Biden in his State of the Union address Biden criticised the planned get-together directly at a political rally in Philadelphia earlier Friday , saying Orban “doesn’t think democracy works” and was “looking for dictatorship.”Orban has in the past urged the West to cut off financing for Ukraine, which he has said is the quickest way to force Kyiv to negotiate a ceasefire with Russia.
Trump during his presidency sought to cultivate closer ties with Putin, even saying he believed the Russian leader’s denial of interference in the 2016 presidential election over the conclusions of US intelligence services.