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Reuters: Trump fears backing potential loser Orbán; Fidesz eyes coalition with Huxit-supporting Mi Hazánk
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Political analyst Zsuzsanna Végh, a researcher at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, told Reuters that Donald Trump has remained restrained towards Viktor Orbán—beyond a few posts on Truth Social—because he perceives a risk of defeat in the US election and does not wish to align himself with a loser. Furthermore, a Fidesz-aligned think-tank expert told Reuters that Orbán’s Fidesz could ally with the EU-sceptic far right without further ado.
US-Hungary ties stutter despite the chumminess
The Trump-Orbán relationship dates back years: Orbán surprised many in 2015 by endorsing the then-presidential candidate at the Tusványos summer camp in Transylvania. Since then, their bond has appeared exceptionally tight from the outside, yet even in the frantic final stretch before elections, certain red lines remain uncrossed. Orbán once put it that, as a small nation, Hungary must know its place in the world—but even he likely hoped for more.
Beyond the new US administration removing Antal Rogán from its financial sanctions list last April, there have been few tangible advances in bilateral relations. No resolution has emerged on double taxation, nor on visa issues for ethnic Hungarians born abroad.
No financial shield in sight
Orbán made a lightning trip to Washington last November, where Trump received him at the White House with a cordial press conference, lavishing praise. Yet the grand financial rescue package that Orbán announced for Hungary was later disavowed. The US president clarified that the Hungarian prime minister had requested it, but he had not approved. Meanwhile, Orbán had repeatedly insisted that this financial shield was at Hungary’s disposal to guard against malign interference—such as forint volatility. Since then, Marco Rubio has merely spoken of seeking solutions should the Hungarian economy falter (which it already is, with growth barely registering).
Trump spots danger in propping up Orbán
Reuters now reports, citing Végh, that Hungary may have hit the ceiling on what Americans are truly willing to invest in securing the electoral success of a MAGA-friendly ally—distant and geopolitically low-stakes though it may be.
Orbán faces his sternest test since the autumn of 2006, yet Végh suggests Trump may still view him as a potential loser not worth embracing. Contrast this with Javier Milei, the Argentine president, whose camp Trump bolstered last year with promises of billions amid a similarly nail-biting election.
Government think-tank floats Orbán pact with anti-EU far right
Even Zoltán Kiszelly of the government-aligned Századvég institute conceded to Reuters that, despite vice-presidential hopeful JD Vance dangling an Easter-week visit, Hungary’s election will hinge on domestic issues. Kiszelly noted that the US MAGA crowd dismisses independent Hungarian polls: Trump was once mismeasured too, and the McLaughlin & Associates firm—tied to the Trump campaign—shows Orbán’s Fidesz party ahead by 6 points.
In his response, Kiszelly took it as read that such a lead would deliver Fidesz a comfortable majority, alone or alongside the far-right Mi Hazánk movement. The latter option was floated by Transport Minister János Lázár on the campaign trail, who distinguished Mi Hazánk from Fidesz chiefly by its outright hostility to the EU. Tellingly, Orbán mustered not a single argument for EU membership in an interview a fortnight ago, dwelling only on its drawbacks. A Fidesz-Mi Hazánk alliance would be unprecedented in Hungary, where no avowed far-right force has ever held power.
If you missed our previous articles concerning the Orbán-Trump bromance:
- “I hope he wins big”: Trump backs PM Orbán in video message at CPAC
- Even the company of Trump’s son “believes” that PM Orbán will lose power in April
- Hungarian minister: We’d consider sending soldiers if Trump asked us to, Orbán: This is nonsense
Trump and Orban are both “losers” backing each other. They are both long past their “best before date” when you toss the rotten stuff into the waste bin.
Fidesz are set to win the coming Election, the ticks in Brussels have realised this by now and are planning accordingly the rest of the herd will catch up to this reality on the 12th. The sooner it’s over the better so Fidesz can get on with it, securing Hungarian borders, being the ‘honest broker for peace, (Serbia is the next hotsp by the warhawks design) and continue to support Hungarian families and the working economy in these changing times, all the while keeping trans-pedos creatures away from Hungarian children. They will need to introduce new energy into the Fidesz party as the old guard can’t keep going forever.