Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has been criticized for threatening democracy in Hungary for 14 long years, recently expressed his support for Donald Trump's potential return to the White House during a meeting in Florida at Mar-a-Lago. This endorsement has sparked controversy, with critics comparing Orban's support to undesirable endorsements and noting that Orban is viewed negatively by the other 48 European leaders. Furthermore, reports have emerged of Trump's former advisers claiming he has praised various dictators, including describing Viktor Orbán as “fantastic,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping as “brilliant,” North Korea’s Kim Jong Un as “an OK guy,” and controversially stating Adolf Hitler “did some good things.” These revelations, highlighted in an upcoming book and echoed by Trump's former Chief of Staff, John Kelly, suggest Trump's admiration for dictators reflects his own authoritarian tendencies.
Donald Trump praised Hitler, Putin and Kim Jong Un, former chief of staff claims 🔗 https://t.co/kjueHNzGTT
Trump’s former Chief of Staff John Kelly: “My theory on why he likes the dictators so much is that’s who he is...He looked at Putin and Xi and that nutcase in North Korea as people who were like him in terms of being a tough guy.” https://t.co/oFceF53BlX
Several advisers to former President Donald Trump say in an upcoming book the former president and 2024 hopeful regularly praised various despots and autocrats. https://t.co/vHkQOJoS0K
New: To Donald Trump, Hungarian strongman Viktor Orbán is “fantastic,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping is “brilliant,” North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is “an OK guy,” and, most alarmingly, he allegedly said Adolf Hitler “did some good things”, former senior advisers recalled to me. 1/
Would suggest to the MAGA crowd that Orban supporting Trump is like KJU supporting Putin. Anyone who believes this endorsement from a "world leader" doesn't know the state of Hungary & also doesn't understand how Orban is seen as a pariah from the other 48 European leaders. https://t.co/VrDyYwAHdh
"Viktor Orban is a Hungarian fascist who has menaced democracy in Hungary for 14 long years. He is an admirer of Vladimir Putin, and deeply hostile to personal liberty and individual freedom." Orban's Mar-a-Lago visit is a very bad omen: https://t.co/mWMECJLQfN https://t.co/TQDeurGXfo
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban lent his support to his long-time ally Donald Trump's bid to return to the White House after meeting the former U.S. president in Florida. https://t.co/GeJnGBRY5I