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Trump throws full weight behind Orbán: “He’s doing an incredible job”
Donald Trump pledged his full support to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during the first session of the Peace Council convened in Washington on Thursday.
Introducing the heads of state and government attending the high-level meeting, the US president praised Orbán’s record, saying the Hungarian leader has been doing “an incredible job”, particularly when it comes to tackling migration, MTI writes.
Trump also referred to Hungary’s upcoming parliamentary elections and reiterated that he stands firmly behind Orbán, making it clear that he supports his continued leadership.
Orbán: the Americans are negotiating, Europe is choosing war
Speaking at a press conference after the meeting, Orbán highlighted what he described as widening differences between the United States and the European Union on key geopolitical issues.
According to the prime minister, the Americans are constantly launching diplomatic initiatives and remain in direct contact with the Russians, engaging in ongoing negotiations. In contrast, he said European leaders have decided to continue the war.
“They are not merely planning or considering it,” Orbán said. “They have made a decision that Russia must be defeated on Ukrainian territory, and they speak about this openly.”
He argued that such an approach points towards further escalation rather than peace.
Transatlantic cooperation becoming more complicated
Orbán warned that cooperation across the Atlantic is becoming increasingly complex. In his view, the strategic gap between America and Europe is deepening not only over Ukraine but also in other international conflicts.
As an example, he mentioned Gaza, where he said there is a strong American initiative in place while the EU is largely absent, only becoming involved later and indirectly.
The Hungarian prime minister suggested that these diverging approaches risk weakening traditional transatlantic unity at a time when coordinated diplomacy would be crucial.
Clear political message ahead of elections
Trump’s public endorsement sends a strong political signal ahead of Hungary’s next elections. By praising Orbán’s migration policy and governance record, the US president effectively positioned himself as an ally of the Hungarian government on both domestic and foreign policy matters.
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With a friend like that, who needs enemies? One day this, the next that, and the day after tomorrow, a piece of your land. If Orbán stops kowtowing to Trump every day, he’ll be out of the picture in no time. Anyone who thinks that’s independent politics in Hungary’s interest must be blind. Trump is only looking out for his own interests!
Uhum…
More then 25% of Trumps term is already over.
Thus far Trump gave Hungary exceptions from sanctions, brought US investment to Hungary (despite the homeshoring mandate), is in the process of preparing a financial safety net against EU sanctions, opened the USA for Hungarian investment (despite the protectionist mandate), and so on.
When will you accept you were wrong? When his term is over and Trumps still didn’t betray Hungary?
(That’s a rethorical question. I know, that a lobotomized, cultist idealogue, like yourself can never accept that he is wrong.)
Dailynews today: “According to the prime minister, the Americans are constantly launching diplomatic initiatives and remain in direct contact with the Russians, engaging in ongoing negotiations. In contrast, he said European leaders have decided to continue the war.”
DPA today: “Russia continues to reject the participation of European states in the Ukraine peace talks. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there was no point in European involvement. The talks should continue in the existing format between Russians and Ukrainians, mediated by the US.”
Why? Because Russia believes it can negotiate more advantages with Trump alone, since Ukraine is far away for Trump, while the Europeans will have to live with the problem on the ground even after the war ends. Trump only wants his Nobel Peace Prize; he doesn’t really care about Europe personally.
The same pattern as always: the EU and Germany are to blame for everything, while the Russians are as innocent as lambs. The same scapegoat is always predetermined.
All the celebratory pronouncements regarding American investments in Hungary are largely wishful thinking and, compared to German investments, merely a drop in the ocean.
Germany is Hungary’s most important trading partner, both as a customer and a supplier. Germany is one of the countries with which Hungary has a trade surplus, solely because German companies produce on a large scale in Hungary. It is the leading foreign investor in Hungary: German companies accounted for approximately 28% of all foreign direct investment in Hungary. In 2005 alone, Germany invested or reinvested around €1.2 billion in Hungary.
There are more than 7,000 German companies in Hungary that were wholly or partially founded with German capital. One of the most important business connections is the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Budapest, which represents the interests of more than 900 member companies from both countries.
2017 was a record year for bilateral trade: Germany accounted for 26.5% of Hungary’s imports and 27.3% of its exports. Hungary exports more goods to Germany than to its next five trading partners combined. This demonstrates the importance of Hungary’s trade relations with Germany. The reason is because German companies produce on a large scale in Hungary.
Audi built the largest engine plant in Europe (and the third largest in the world) in Győr, making it Hungary’s largest exporter with total investments exceeding €3.3 billion by 2007.
Daimler AG is investing €800 million ($1.2 billion) and creating up to 2,500 jobs at a new assembly plant in Kecskemét, Hungary, with a production capacity of 100,000 Mercedes-Benz small cars per year.
From March 1992 to 1998, Opel produced 80,000 Astra and 4,000 Vectra vehicles at its Szentgotthárd plant in Hungary. Today, the plant produces around half a million engines and cylinder heads per year.
In December 2017, Wuppermann AG opened a production facility for specialized steel products in Gönyü on the Danube River. The investment amounted to over €110 million, the company’s largest investment since 1872.
In August 2018, BMW announced that it would build its first plant since 2000 near the Hungarian city of Debrecen. The plant is expected to employ around 1,000 people and eventually assemble 150,000 cars per year. The investment in the site amounts to over €1 billion. The Hungarian government supported BMW with the equivalent of almost €38 million.
I’ll end it here! If that is not sufficient justification for my statement above, then I cannot help any further. But of course, you can continue to dream about America, it’s just not realistic.
Hungary Today writes about American investments in Hungary on December 18, 2025, and anyone familiar with the newspaper knows how close to the state it is:
The economic ties between Hungary and the USA are reaching a new peak. Three prominent American companies will establish new locations in Hungary or significantly expand existing capacities, Foreign and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó announced in New York on Wednesday.
With a total volume of €55 million, these projects not only strengthen the bilateral partnership but also create over 200 new jobs for highly qualified professionals. The Hungarian government is supporting the projects with subsidies amounting to €10 million.
Note: And on top of that, €10 million in subsidies were paid!
In 2025, US investments worth €487 million flowed into Hungary, and investments had never before even come close to this scale.
That’s the situation with US investments.