Trump has praised Orbán for being 'a great man' who is disliked by some because he is 'too strong.'
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, considered an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, says he has 'big plans' with President-elect Donald Trump after the Republican completed his political comeback on Tuesday.While Orbán has often been criticized as authoritarian, Trump has praised him for being 'a great man' who some dislike because he is 'too strong.
Last week, CBS News reported that Orbán had been working behind the scenes to help get Trump reelected and speculated that mutual admiration between the leaders 'could become a defining foreign policy relationship for a second Trump term.'On Wednesday, just hours after Trump defeated Harris to win a second term in the White House, Orbán said that he had already spoken to the president-elect and was expecting to chart the course of 'the future' alongside Trump.
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