Fidesz: Hungary govt seeking ‘alliance, pragmatic ties’ with US Democrats
The Hungarian government is “trying to cooperate with the incumbent Democrat administration of the United States as an ally, in a pragmatic way,” the head of the Prime Minister’s Office said in Washington, DC, late on Wednesday, but added that the Hungarian endeavours were “not always met with openness”.
Speaking to Hungarian public media, Gulyás said that, at the same time, US Republicans “could be considered Hungary’s friends, who think that the successful, conservative government in Hungary could serve as a good example even to them.” He suggested that in case of a “political change” in the US, bilateral ties “could improve a lot” under a conservative US administration. He added, however, that “the will of Americans must be respected” and “whoever is on government, we will try and cooperate”.
Gulyás said Europe’s conservative parties “have abandoned a lot of what they used to represent for decades … in that sense, ideologically, the Republican Party is a lot closer to us, whether it is the gender issue or family policy … we see eye to eye with the Republican Party in those issues.”
Concerning the war in Ukraine, Gulyás said the Republican majority opinion called for an early ceasefire and peace talks. That position is shared by “the currently most popular Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump,” he added.
Referring to the legal proceedings against the former president, Gulyás said it was a “new development” in the US “to use criminal law against a former president and the forerunner for the Republican presidential candidacy over cases which have already been investigated a lot.” He said, however, that “I don’t want to follow the current practices of the US administration and interfere with the domestic affairs of other countries … we hope that America offers the possibility of procedures under the rule of law,” but added that “it seems that these procedures and their timing might be politically motivated.”
During his visit, Gulyás met Republican senators and congressmen, as well as the heads of research institutes.
Source: MTI
For context, Mr. Orbán was one of the election deniers and kept up the Mr. Trump love rhetoric well into the Biden presidency: https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-2020-election-results/2020/11/07/932581107/leaders-of-hungary-and-slovenia-stout-trump-allies-in-eu-say-u-s-vote-isnt-over and this does not help, either https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmU5mxpa6LQ
Mr. Gulyás should choose his words carefully. Most prudent GOP politicians are proceeding with caution and creating a little distance between them and their former Leader, with good reason: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4106647-legal-cases-trump-explained/
I have to agree with Mrs. Taylor Greene on this one!
https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1681747131667816451?s=20
Dear God, please strike Fidesz politicians with whatever magic wand you have in order that they might be intelligent and truthful and incorruptible in their words . Amen
The indictment of Donald Trump is new territory, Gulyás is right about that. Never before has a President of the USA so openly and brazenly broken so many laws and attempted a coup. He mostly likely has committed crimes against the USA and should be jailed accordingly. He should be given a fair trial, but if found guilty, he should be convicted and jailed, or executed as a traitor. Or maybe banished to Hungary or Russia. Preferably Russia, I like Hungary
Gulyas: “I don’t want to…. interfere with the domestic affairs of other countries …it seems that these procedures and their timing might be politically motivated.” Congratulations Gulyas. Only a member of Fidesz is capable of sucking and blowing at the same time. In any case anyone remotely aware of the facts of Jan 6th, Trump’s phone call transcript to the Georgia Secretary of State asking him to “find votes”, the “fake electors” in Michigan who were led by Trump, the boxes of top secret documents deliberately retained and moved after they were requested to be handed over by the justice department, knows that the mountain of criminal acts can only lead to prosecution if the rule of law is to have any kind of legitimacy. Oh…RULE OF LAW that is a loaded term for Fidesz politicians isn’t it? No one is above the law except in Hungary.
I see that that those with TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) have discovered your publication. They are spewing the same woke talking points as the fake news media in the US. Fortunately, the percentage of them in Hungary is fewer than in the US as evidenced by recend voting trends.
Orbán as Trump, is a populist leader who has his nation’s interest at heart and that commands visceral hatred from the pathetic left, both at home and abroad.
@Insurrectionist – what is your definition of “woke” ?
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/623978-woke-meaning-desantis/
Let´s make sure we check the bias, so I do not accidentally link some fake news site:
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/florida-politics/
@insurrectionist – you’re either a bot or a bit simple-minded. I won’t call you stupid, just ill-informed. If you think Orbán and Trump consider the people living in the nation they have ruled before themselves, you’re not paying attention. Their first consideration is how they can financially benefit themselves and family, then how they can corrupt democracy into extending their own reign.