Trump lauds Viktor Orbán as Europe’s far-right leaders gather in Budapest
by Jon Henley Europe correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#74DP2)
US president's backing comes as Hungary's PM faces toughest election campaign of 16 years in office
Donald Trump has endorsed Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orban, who faces his toughest electoral challenge next month since taking power 16 years ago, as Europe's far-right leaders gather for a grand assembly" in Budapest.
In a video message, the US president told the national-conservative Cpac Hungary conference in the capital on Saturday that Orban, who has been trailing in the polls behind a centre-right rival for more than a year, was a fantastic guy".
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