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Closeness between the 2 leaders started to construct in 2016, when Viktor Orbán was the primary European chief to name Trump “a greater choice” within the presidential race towards Hillary Clinton.
Their bromance additional blossomed as they praised one another after they met on the White House in 2019. Even after Capitol Hill was stormed on Jan. 6, 2021, Orbán continued to name Trump his “good good friend.”
As Trump’s present marketing campaign unfolded, Orbán adopted a modified model of his slogan to be used throughout Hungary’s presidency of the Council of the European Union: “Make Europe Great Again.” Trump additionally publicly praised Orbán in his nomination acceptance speech on the Republican National Convention in late July.
Even as former GOP officers sounded the alarm over Orbán’s ties to Russia and China, Orbán publicly claimed to be serving to draft the Trump crew’s coverage.
After the European Parliament’s debate on Hungary’s EU presidency earlier this month, Orbán mentioned at a press convention that he’d open “a number of bottles of champagne” if Trump received.
