US Edition'Trump before Trump': Orban's illiberal model on show
HUNGARY, JUL 20 – Orban's far-right governance model influences Trump policies on media, judiciary, and minority rights, with Hungary seen as a testing ground for nationalist strategies, experts say.
- Self-Described as a “Trump before Trump,” Viktor Orban has transformed Hungary, an EU member state with 9.5 million people, during his 15-year rule.
- Orban envisions Hungary as a laboratory of far-right ideas, describing Trump as `a great friend` and hoping for a US presidential visit.
- Enyedi observed that limiting access to journalists and replacing them with fringe media illustrates parallels with Trump, Zsolt Enyedi said.
- The Trump administration threatened to cut funding to Harvard University and Columbia University, criticised federal judges who suspend its decisions, and is in open conflict with major media outlets.
- While Orban has not yet been invited to the White House in this term, Robert Palladino said with optimism that a visit is 'hopefully not too far off.
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‘Trump before Trump’: Orban’s illiberal model on show
At the American embassy in Budapest, the atmosphere has changed since US President Donald Trump was sworn in six months ago. "No more public scoldings. No more moralising from podiums," the new charge d'affaires Robert Palladino told guests, including several Hungarian ministers, at this month's US Independence Day celebration. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban wants
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'Trump before Trump': Orban's illiberal model on show
At the American embassy in Budapest, the atmosphere has changed since US President Donald Trump was sworn in six months ago.
Uncertainty is growing within the inner circles of the NER due to next year's election, but Viktor Orbán will not easily give up the power he has built up over many years.
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