Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is condemned as a dictator and racist by the liberal establishment, and praised as “Trump before Trump” by the likes of Steve Bannon, is in the U.S. this week. He met with Donald Trump at his New Jersey estate earlier in the week, and spoke today at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), the annual gathering of conservatives.
According to Reuters, Orban told CPAC in Dallas that U.S. and Hungarian conservatives must join forces in 2024 elections to “take back” institutions in Washington and Brussels from liberals who threaten Western civilization. Trump had endorsed Orban in his April election for a fourth term, which he won easily. Orban told CPAC, without mentioning Trump: “Only a strong leader can negotiate peace. We need a strong America with a strong leader…. These two locations will define the two fronts in the battle for western civilization…. This war is a culture war. We have to revitalize our churches, our families, our universities and our community institutions.”
