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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(136,133 posts)
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 07:36 PM Saturday

Trump vows to boost Hungary economy if Orban wins vote

US President Donald Trump made a late intervention in Hungary's bitter election campaign on Friday, as nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban battles for votes against a pro-European opponent leading him in polls.

Trump vowed to bring US "economic might" to Hungary if Orban's party secures a victory over his arch-rival Peter Magyar in Sunday's election.

The comments added late drama to the campaign finale that saw Orban and Magyar trade accusations of dirty dealing.

Orban, who has run Hungary for 16 years and is close to Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin, faces an unprecedented challenge with opinion polls putting Magyar's conservative Tisza party well ahead.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-vows-boost-hungary-economy-222543196.html

Hungary and Argentina are two countries the GOP wants America to be more like.

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Trump vows to boost Hungary economy if Orban wins vote (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Saturday OP
How many laws and rules does this break? yellow dahlia Saturday #1
Do you have a calculator? efhmc Saturday #2
Even If We Ignore That... ProfessorGAC Saturday #3
Is this Shitler's,... magicarpet Saturday #8
That Too! ProfessorGAC Saturday #14
Trump breaks 50 rules and laws before he even eats breakfast. Irish_Dem Saturday #13
Does anyone expect Orban to lose this election...? regnaD kciN Saturday #4
Don't worry. Trump never pays up. He just makes empty promises. Midnight Writer Saturday #5
Hungary is not our concern Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Saturday #7
but you have to admit Skittles Saturday #17
It would stop the global authoritarian march dead in its tracks. AloeVera Saturday #18
Why isn't this a top story on mainstream media? Why isn't Trump being asked why he supports authoritarians who do not Doodley Saturday #6
Uh, excuse me. What about our economy? surfered Saturday #9
I don't think Hungarians are going to be Boo1 Saturday #10
He will destroy it like he is doing here. Irish_Dem Saturday #12
Why doesn't he boost the American economy? Irish_Dem Saturday #11
He doesn't care and he wants to see this country's downfall fujiyamasan Yesterday #19
Yes he is deliberately destroying the US. Irish_Dem Yesterday #20
The Russian mafia would expect nothing less Emrys Saturday #15
So is that America third or America fourth? Renew Deal Saturday #16
LOL he's tanking ours and much of the world economy. Jbraybarten Yesterday #21
He should try to boost the US economy. Autumn Yesterday #22

ProfessorGAC

(76,913 posts)
3. Even If We Ignore That...
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 07:44 PM
Saturday

...(I know, a tough ask) how would Trump help another country's economy when he's only shown an inability to sustain the 2 good economies he inherited?
It's not like he has a track record to be envied.

magicarpet

(18,715 posts)
8. Is this Shitler's,...
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 08:09 PM
Saturday

... America First Policy in action ?

US taxpayer's dollars prop up the failed economy of Viktor Orban in Hungary ?

America Last,... we don't need no health-care. Medicare, food stamps for the impoverished, or child care, etc. etc. etc.

ProfessorGAC

(76,913 posts)
14. That Too!
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 08:45 PM
Saturday

Inflation is worse now, energy costs are WAY up, job market is tanking, but he knows what a good economy is?

regnaD kciN

(27,668 posts)
4. Does anyone expect Orban to lose this election...?
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 07:46 PM
Saturday

Note that I don’t ask whether he will get fewer votes than his opponent. That doesn’t matter. I’m talking about him being declared the winner tomorrow night. I reckon it a virtual certainty.

AloeVera

(4,304 posts)
18. It would stop the global authoritarian march dead in its tracks.
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 09:24 PM
Saturday

It's important for the world, as someone else put it. The black eye to Trump and Trumpism alone would benefit the U.S. - and the world

Doodley

(11,962 posts)
6. Why isn't this a top story on mainstream media? Why isn't Trump being asked why he supports authoritarians who do not
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 08:01 PM
Saturday

share American values?

surfered

(13,681 posts)
9. Uh, excuse me. What about our economy?
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 08:10 PM
Saturday

I don’t remember him running on Make Hungary Great Again.

Boo1

(387 posts)
10. I don't think Hungarians are going to be
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 08:15 PM
Saturday

all that interested in bringing the Trump Economy to their land.

Irish_Dem

(81,672 posts)
20. Yes he is deliberately destroying the US.
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 06:19 AM
Yesterday

Every single thing that made it great he must destroy.

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