Trump Flees Reporter Question on Ally’s Defeat
Donald Trump quickly avoided questions regarding Viktor Orban’s significant electoral defeat this past weekend, the foreign leader with whom he shared a particularly close relationship. Orban, a longtime ally and fervent supporter of Trump in Europe, was ousted after 16 years in power, a stark setback for the global far-right. Critics had long denounced Orban for undermining democratic institutions in Hungary, leading the European Union to label the country an “electoral autocracy.” The Trump administration had actively supported Orban, with Vice President Vance and Trump himself publicly endorsing the Hungarian leader in the days leading up to the election.
John Q. Hosedrinker