VIDEO: How rude! Romanian President showed his back to PM Orbán for 20 seconds
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PM Viktor Orbán was ready to greet him, but Romanian President Klaus Iohannis decided to wait for 20 seconds, showing his back to the Hungarian prime minister. PM Orbán did not understand the rudeness but waited for the President patiently with a confused grin.
The outgoing Romanian President Klaus Iohannis acted quite strangely when he arrived in Budapest for the EPC summit on Thursday morning. PM Viktor Orbán would have greeted him just like all other country leaders, but Iohannis did something unexpected.
After getting out of his car, he did not establish eye contact with PM Orbán and did not walk to him. Instead, he showed his back to the Hungarian prime minister for 20 seconds, standing behind his car and seemingly rearranging his clothes.
News emerged that the Hungarian police made Iohannis wait and circulate the Puskás Aréna, the venue of the summit, for 15 minutes, so the Romanian President became angry. The Romanian Antena3 news channel wrote that the driver missed the correct stadium entrance. That is why he had to do another round for 15 minutes. Iohannis is well-known for his impatient nature. In 2015, when he first arrived in Paris, he simply threw his coat on the car when nobody took it from him immediately. Even the Romanian media was startled by his deed and called it a controversial, even unfriendly gesture.
Later, the Hungarian police said such allegations were only fake news. According to hvg.hu, the police followed the protocol, and nobody missed the stadium entrance.
Here’s the video:
Romanian president Klaus Lohannis shows his back to Orban. pic.twitter.com/L7YcpVhYjv
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Iohannis congratulated Trump on X
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Hopefully he ate a cabbage breakfast before turning his back to Orban.
Like many in the west, I know whom I’d trust to deal with Putin, Trump et al, and it’s not the Hungarian end….
Has Orban ever recognized current Romanian borders?
Larry just confirmed, he is a real Red Neck.
Hilly Billy