Donald Trump is hosting the Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán at the White House. This meeting shrugs off complaints that the visit represented a reward for the erosion of democracy in Hungary and Orbán’s close ties to the Kremlin.
The White House said the Orbán visit was aimed and deepening US “re-engagement” in central Europe, and negotiating trade in arms and energy.
Republicans and Democrats in Congress have expressed concerns over Orban’s visit citing what they call his anti-Semitic and xenophobic comments.
During their Oval Office meeting, the president acknowledged Orban’s visit “probably might be a little controversial but that’s ok.”
Orban won a fourth term in April 2018, whipping up support by promising to protect the country’s sovereignty against the European Union and its Christian majority from Muslim migrants.
Developing Story via AP / The Guardian / EPA / CBS / Euronews
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