The West is fuming after Orbán’s reaction to the retirement of George Soros

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Viktor Orbán in Brussels. Photo: facebook.com/orbanviktor/photos

News broke over the weekend that George Soros had handed over control of his USD 25 billion business to his son Alexander Soros. Obviously, the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán could not let this slide without adding his own opinion. He did so with only two words and a GIF, but it prompted many politicians all over the EU to react as well.

Alexander Soros took over the leadership of the Open Society Foundations from his father George Soros in December. He is the only family member of the Soros Fund Management investment committee, which oversees the foundation and the family’s money, napi.hu reports. Alexander Soros told The Wall Street Journal that he and his father are like-minded, but that he would like to take up other causes, such as supporting voting rights, abortion rights and gender equality.

Orbán reacted, Pressman did not let it pass without a word

The Hungarian Prime Minister reacted to the news with an iconic scene from the film The Godfather:

The US Ambassador to Hungary, David Pressman, posted the following on Twitter:

Others also criticised Orbán

Michael Roth, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag and member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), wrote on his Twitter page, “Just disgusting, Mr. Orban is a shame for Europe”.

Daniel Freund, German Green MEP, also criticised the PM’s unusual reaction. “Look at this tweet. And then tell me who’s the mobster,” he wrote in his post.

What is more, Politico even accused the Hungarian government of spreading an anti-Semitic narrative.

We reported earlier today that according to Latvia’s new President, Edgars Rinkēvičs, Hungary is not the main obstacle to Ukraine’s NATO accession. Read the full article HERE.

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  1. Well said Prime Minister Orban. American Jewish Committee condemned Soros and Soros’ group. The damage this group has done can be seen all over the US. This groups financed DAs all across the US, DAs that do not uphold the laws. Rapists, murderers, looters, child molesters are freed before the hardworking Police Officers finish completing the required paperwork. The American people became victims.

    Jewish people are the safest in Hungary amongst all EU countries. Mr. Orban ensures the safety of Hungarian citizens of the Jewish faith. Hungary is the best friend of Israel.

    In conclusion, keep all of this families’ members out of the country, they have no right to pollute this wonderful land.

    Mr. Pressman and all anti Hungarians, next time try not to insult Mr. Orban with a lie.

  2. OH Maria, the Jewish community in the U.S did no such thing. As usual, you are pushing your own tin hat theorys and statements. If Soros were to disappear tomorrow, who would be your new made up villain? If Soros did not exist, then Orban would be selling langos on Vaci Ut! Of course Victor loves Benji, he is a criminal like Victor’s other friends, Trump and Putin!

  3. Where is the lie? His son is bound to continue is his footsteps. This guy, who never ran for an elected office, let alone won, has been using his (somewhat questionably obtained) billions to successfully promote and successfully implement radical globalist-socialist policies all over the Western world (never anywhere else, note!). That includes practically erasing our borders, destroying our traditional family, treating violent criminals as victims, and much more. Pretty much every quack, degenerate news we see about our society these days can in one way or another be traced back to this specimen. And all thanks to his money. I don’t care if you’re on the Left, on the Right, or on Mars; if you don’t see that as a problem, then you’re a part of the problem. (And spare me the “criticizing him is anti-Semitic” schtick: I’m Jewish, the child of a Holocaust survivor, and consider Soros to be the embodiment of evil.)

  4. Orban has promoted his own Emmanuel Goldstein straight out of Orwell’s 1984. It is the method of a dictator to use a mythical outsider to blame for problems in his own country and distract his own people from pinning responsibility on himself. The method of dictators is to create an outside enemy to focus the population to hate. To some extent Orban has also been building up the United States as a bogeyman exerting malicious influence in Europe but not a word about the evil slaughter of the people of Ukraine his “partner” Russia has been doing day after day.

  5. Millions on Britain will be delighted to see the departure of the old con man who disguised his murky dealings with the pretence of philanthropy. Good riddance is an understatement.

  7. The country that has 70% of the world richest people and Soros has funded the Democratic Party at twice as much as next highest bidder. Nobody expected the crazy to stop without him. The next biggest funder of the dems was the bitcoin kid – now defunct with major Loss for many.
    DNH is planning a special addition when Soros kiks off.

  8. Like Trump, Orban is a very popular politician who loves his country and his people. His party’s family-friendly policies are the envy of many countries.
    The hatred coming from so-called liberals is verbatim what Trump endures in the USA and sounds just as pathetic. The louder they lie, the more honest people will support populists and patriots.

  9. The ‘West’ is obsessed with Orban because they are afraid and envious of him. He has repeatedly won majority victories and the respect of his voters (except the insane left minority). Let’s call it ODS – Orban Derangement Syndrome.

  10. So, Orban is not allowed to have an opinion about Soro’s and yet everyone in the media and on the left think Ambassador Pressman can say anything he likes because he is an American? I totally agree with Orban. Frankly Preseman does NOT represent the views of MOST Americans or for that matter a majority of Hungarians. Orban does what he was elected to do. Pressman represents a selected puppet of Soros that barely even knows which was is up much less what day of the week it is or what country he is in.

  11. I love reading the twisted, myopic BS that leftist get on here to spew when they are confronted with facts. Good grief next the Left will claim that Soros never existed and is a figment of the imagination. Thank God for Victor Orbán and thank God he causes the Eurotrash Left to writhe like snails n salt!

  12. Mariavonteresa’s Close and others, when will you get tired of having an egg on your face?

    Activists launch Jews Against Soros to oppose mega-donor’s …https://www.foxnews.com/politics/activists-launch-jews-against-soros…WebMay 31, 2023 · “Jews Against Soros will fight back against the common left-wing smear that opposition to Soros and his sprawling network of political organizations is antisemitic,” …

    My facts are always correct, wish I could way about yours or are you just using emotion when commenting?

  13. @mariavontheresa – two men starting a grass roots outfit condemning Mr. Soros does not make a “movement”:

    https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2023-05-31/ty-article/.premium/right-wing-activists-launch-jews-against-soros-coalition-amid-antisemitism-controversies/00000188-7293-d307-a59f-73f71cdd0000

    There’s always a couple of odd ones out – life for you.

    Regarding facts – promise you will reference data and facts, post links in your comments? As you know – I always do! #alwayscurious

  14. I,M AN EX PAT LIVING IN HUNGARY ,.The eu says Orban is a dictator ??/Please tell me any other country that had referendums on ,immigration, LGB— EDUCATION be taught in schools ,asked in a survey which power supply we preferred,nucliar ,wind etc ….When the people are asked to decide this is democracy ,when the government tells YOU whats happening this is dictatorship ??Good ridence to Soros ,,,also Pressman is a puppet of the Soros regime .and go back to the usa

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