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Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate and former president, and Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate and current vice president, clashed in the presidential debate in the US. In one part of the debate, the Hungarian prime minister was highly praised, reports Magyar Nemzet.
Former president Donald Trump and vice president Kamala Harris battled in the presidential debate over Trump’s place among world leaders after Harris said world leaders were “laughing” at him. Furthermore, the vice president underlined that some world leaders do not hold Trump in as high regard as he claims.
In response, Trump brought up Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, who continuously praised the Trump administration and has repeatedly emphasized that the Republican candidate could very quickly put an end to the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (L) and the 45th President of the US, Donald Trump in Florida in July, 2024. Photo: Miniszterelnöki Sajtóiroda/Fischer Zoltán
Let me just say about world leaders, Viktor Orbán, one of the most respected men, they call him a strong man.
He’s a tough person. Smart prime minister of Hungary. They said, Why is the whole world blowing up?” Trump noted. “He said, ‘Because you need Trump back as president. They were afraid of him. China was afraid.’ And I don’t like to use the word afraid, but I’m just quoting him. ‘China was afraid of him. North Korea was afraid of him.’ Look at what’s going on with North Korea, by the way. He said ‘Russia was afraid of him,’ ” the former president highlighted.
Quoting Viktor Orbán, Trump said there was no problem in the world when he was president, calling the current president, Joe Biden, a weak, pathetic man.
“Donald Trump has just praised the Hungarian prime minister in the presidential debate.” The Center for Fundamental Rights wrote about this on its social media page and shared a part of the debate on Facebook.
Zoltán Kovács, Secretary of State for International Communication, also shared the Republican candidate’s words in an X post.
@realDonaldTrump: “Let me just tell you about world leaders. @PM_ViktorOrban, one of the most respected men, they call him a strong man. He’s a tough person, smart, Prime Minister of Hungary. They said, why is the whole world blowing up? Three years ago it wasn’t. Why is it… pic.twitter.com/whGsn66SSS
— Zoltan Kovacs (@zoltanspox) September 11, 2024
The meeting with Donald Trump was first reported by Bloomberg, noting that the trip to Florida heightens concerns that the Hungarian Prime Minister is mediating between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. However, Bloomberg‘s unnamed source stressed that the meeting was purely informal and the former US president did not ask the Hungarian politician to lay the groundwork for a Ukrainian-Russian peace deal or efforts to do so.
Via Magyar Nemzet; Featured image via Pixabay