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CNN: Trump’s ambassador to Hungary courts PM Orbán
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The American media outlet says that it is problematic that David B. Cornstein is not a professional diplomat and he does not criticise the Hungarian government because of, for example, corruption or the banishment of the Central-European University. Instead, he is deepening his relationship with PM Orbán.
According to the CNN, the background of Trump and Cornstein is very similar: they are both wealthy New Yorkers who like to put on a good show and have been friends for decades and have been moving in the same circles. Cornstein told CNN that he would spend some time with the President during the holidays in the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
This relationship is the answer to why Mr Cornstein can be the US ambassador to Hungary even though he is not a diplomat. Thus, it is not surprising that he is downplaying traditional protocol and institutions while he wants to create deep relationships with the Hungarian political actors including
the Prime Minister who the CNN defines a far-right leader.
Cornstein said to CNN that Hungary is a beautiful country and Budapest is a beautiful city. He added that he always says to Mr Orbán that despite being always on the defensive they should tell the good news about Hungary to everybody. CNN writes that the American ambassador seems to be “bemused by the media interest in him.” They add that since he is a close friend to Rudy Giuliani, the President’s lawyer who is a central figure in the impeachment proceedings and who was on a controversial trip to Eastern Europe before, he did not even ask why Mr Giuliani was in Budapest.
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Cornstein always speaks about PM Viktor Orbán as a powerful and good leader. He also added on a Fourth of July celebration that they “have a saying in the United States that when you have a dance, you need two to tango, and I think we have found the perfect partner to have this dance with here.”
Cornstein is simply doing his job and doing it well. You don’t have to be a “diplomat” to be a good ambassador. Lots of those diplomats have really screwed things up around the world. Who cares what CNN has to say. They are a big nothing. The fact is that Hungary is doing well under the Orban government and relationships between the US and Hungary have improved significantly since the Obama days. Trump has more influence with Orban than Obama ever had.
CNN opposes anything Trump does because Trump does not support the global socialists who want to tear down anything that gives people more freedom.
While Orban has done much good, his time is up. I do not support anyone staying in gov’t for a lifetime because that is where big corruption takes place.