Overview
- Trump declared on Truth Social that he gives Viktor Orbán his full and unconditional support for reelection.
- He praised Orbán as a strong leader and credited him with closer U.S.–Hungary ties, economic growth, job creation, and efforts against illegal immigration.
- The endorsement follows their January meeting at the launch of Trump’s Peace Council in Davos and a White House visit in November.
- Recent surveys report Peter Magyar’s Tisza party leading Orbán’s Fidesz, leaving the April 12 parliamentary outcome uncertain.
- Orbán has governed for 16 years, is the EU’s longest-serving head of government, and has repeatedly clashed with EU institutions, including by delaying sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine war.