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  2. apnews.com › article › trump-orban-hungaryTrump meets with Hungary's leader, Viktor Orbán, continuing ...

    Mar 9, 2024 · Updated 7:50 PM PDT, March 8, 2024. Former President Donald Trump met Friday with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, as the likely Republican presidential nominee continued his embrace of autocratic leaders who are part of a global pushback against democratic traditions.

  3. www.nbcnews.com › news › worldWhat Viktor Orbán's CPAC appearance tells us about Trump, GOP

    • ‘21st Century Repression’
    • Bearded Revolutionary
    • A Hybrid Regime?

    The effects of Orbán’s takeover are in many ways subtle, and Hungary does not outwardly appear to be an authoritarian state. “Budapest is one of the most beautiful cities on Earth. It feels so functional and free — you get there and think ‘this can’t possibly be a dictatorship,’” says Kim Lane Scheppele, a sociologist at Princeton University and an...

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    Viktor Mihály Orbán was born in 1963 in Székesfehérvár, about 40 miles west of Budapest. The family lived in modest surroundings. He says that as a boy, he and his siblings worked in the field feeding the pigs and chickens. He has also recountedthat he first used a purpose-built bathroom and running hot water at the age of 15. The Pancho Arena in t...

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    Paul Lendvai, 92, a journalist and biographer of Orbán, has a long acquaintance with opposition politics and power in his native Hungary. Born to Jewish parents, he was detained in a Hungarian internment camp before fleeing during the 1956 uprising against the Soviet-backed Communist government. Speaking from his home in Vienna, Lendvai said that k...

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  4. www.cnn.com › 2024/03/08 › politicsViktor Orbán meeting offers preview of Trump’s 2nd-term ...

    Mar 8, 2024 · Orbán supports Trump’s vow to end the war in Ukraine if he’s elected within 24 hours – a process that could happen only on Putin’s terms and reward his illegal invasion.

  5. www.cnn.com › 2024/03/08 › politicsTrump praises ‘fantastic’ Viktor Orbán while hosting ...

    Mar 8, 2024 · CNN —. Donald Trump heaped praise on Viktor Orbán while hosting the Hungarian prime minister at Mar-a-Lago on Friday night. “There’s nobody that’s better, smarter or a better leader than ...

  6. www.nbcnews.com › politics › donald-trumpTrump hosts hard-line Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán at Mar-a-Lago

    Mar 9, 2024 · By Zoë Richards and Dan De Luce. Former President Donald Trump on Friday met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at Mar-a-Lago, drawing a swift rebuke from President Joe Biden on the...

  7. www.npr.org › 2024/03/12 › 1238130186What can Viktor Orbán's rise as a conservative ... - NPR

    Mar 12, 2024 · ROB SCHMITZ, HOST: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban spent some of last week on American soil but not at the White House. Instead, he met with former President Trump at Mar-a-Lago. This...

  8. www.washingtonpost.com › politics › 2024/03/09Donald Trump meets with Viktor Orban, Hungary’s autocratic ...

    Mar 9, 2024 · Former president Donald Trump met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday, continuing his embrace of autocratic world leaders as he seeks reelection for the American presidency.