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 Orbán counts on Trump going full Argentina to save him from election doom (your tax dollars going to another clown authoritarian instead of healthcare?)
11/10/25 02:38 PM
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The specter of Washington throwing a financial lifeline to save its ally in Budapest echoes another controversial White House gambit.
November 10, 2025 9:49 pm CET
By Seb Starcevic and Michael Stratford
Hungary’s surging opposition is demanding Prime Minister Viktor Orbán explain a “bailout package” he hinted at securing from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Orbán, a longtime Trump ally, traveled to Washington last week to meet with the American leader. As he returned to Budapest, the populist-nationalist Hungarian premier told his delegation the U.S. had agreed to provide Budapest a “financial shield.”
“Certain Brussels instruments that could be used against Hungary can now be considered ineffective ... The notion [...] that the Hungarian economy can be strangled from the financing side, can now be forgotten,” he said, according to local media, adding, “We have resolved this with the Americans.”
After 15 years in charge, Orbán faces potential defeat in next spring's national election — and the specter of financial assistance from Washington closely echoes Trump's recent blockbuster move to save another ideological ally, Javier Milei in Argentina.
Orbán's remarks, which allude to EU money due to Hungary but frozen because of concerns about backsliding on the rule of law, triggered questions Monday from Péter Magyar, leader of Hungary’s opposition, which is leading the ruling Fidesz party in the polls.
“Why was such a ‘financial shield’ necessary? Is there a near-state bankruptcy situation? What would Viktor Orbán spend the trillions of forints in American loans on? Why is he indebting his fellow citizens instead of bringing home the 8 trillion forints in EU funds owed to Hungarians?” Magyar demanded in a post on social media.
In a separate missive, he added, “Why did Orbán secretly negotiate a huge bailout package?”
https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-viktor-orban-donald-trump-argentina-elections-eu-money-finances/
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