Former President Trump to meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán on Thursday following NATO summit.
Orbán expressed doubt about President Biden's fitness for office during an interview at the NATO summit.
Orbán met with Russian President Putin earlier this month and described it as a 'peace mission'.
Orbán's travels to Moscow have been criticized by EU officials.
Trump and Orbán have maintained friendly relations over the past few years.
Former President Donald Trump is set to meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán following the NATO summit in Washington on Thursday. Orbán, who has been criticized for his relationship with Russia amid its war with Ukraine, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this month and described it as a 'peace mission.' Trump and Orbán have maintained friendly relations over the past few years, with the Hungarian leader delivering keynote speeches during Conservative Political Action Conference events. The purpose of Thursday's meeting is not known, but it comes just months after Trump hosted Orbán at Mar-a-Lago last March. During that visit, Orbán expressed his support for Trump's presidential bid and praised the former president as a 'man of peace.' Many conservatives in the U.S. have increasingly embraced Orbán, who has been widely criticized for his authoritarian governance and strained relations with NATO allies.
Orbán arrived at the NATO summit to attend its 75th anniversary and as part of a rotating leadership scheme for the European Union. During an interview, he expressed doubt about President Biden's fitness for office. The Hungarian leader also met with Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this week, following a trip to Azerbaijan.
The meeting between Trump and Orbán has raised concerns that the Hungarian leader is working as an intermediary between Putin and Trump. Trump and Putin have professed a fondness for one another, often garnering bipartisan criticism. More recently, the Republican leader has said he believed he could convince Putin to end his war in Ukraine and release Americans detained in Russia if he were elected to a second term.
Orbán's travels have also been criticized by EU officials, who argue they could undermine the 27-member bloc's positions on global issues. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told CBS News that Orbán made it clear when he came to Moscow that he didn't go there on behalf of NATO. The Hungarian leader and Trump have cultivated a close relationship, with Orbán visiting Mar-a-Lago in March and receiving a tour of the former president's residence, dinner with Melania Trump, an hour-long meeting with senior aides, and musical performance by a band covering Roy Orbison songs.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban left the NATO summit in Washington, D.C., to meet with former President Trump in Florida.
Orban arrived at the NATO summit to attend its 75th anniversary and as part of a rotating leadership scheme for the European Union.
During an interview, Orban expressed doubt about President Biden’s fitness for office.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Vladimir Putin prior to his planned meeting with Donald Trump.
Orbán described Trump as a self-made man with a different approach to everything.
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The article contains an appeal to authority when it mentions the New York Times breaking a story about Orban's meeting with Trump. The article also uses inflammatory rhetoric by describing Orban's actions as 'shocking' and 'disturbing', but does not provide any evidence or reasoning for why these descriptions are accurate.
][The New York Times] first broke the story, citing a Trump campaign official and a person close to the former president.[
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo described Orban's visit to Putin as 'disturbing'.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis wrote on X that 'Mr. Orban might be abusing the position of the EU presidency.'
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The author, Peter Aitken, demonstrates a clear bias towards reporting on the controversial actions of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his meetings with foreign leaders. He quotes multiple EU diplomats and officials expressing their disapproval of Orban's actions during the EU presidency term. The author also mentions that Hungary's presidency does not provide much power but focuses on reporting on Orban's visits to Putin, Zelenskyy, and Trump. This bias is evident in the disproportionate number of quotes from EU diplomats and officials expressing their disapproval of Orban's actions.
An EU diplomat confirmed to Fox News Digital that a majority of member states already have considerably lowered the level of participation in the informal council meetings that will be held in Hungary during the presidency term.
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo described Orban’s visit to Putin as ‘disturbing news’, writing on the social media platform X that the visit shows ‘disregard for the duties of the EU presidency and undermines interests of the European Union.’
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis wrote on X that ‘Mr. Orban might be abusing the position of the EU presidency, but what he is certainly not doing is representing either NATO or the EU.’
The diplomat argued that ‘EU institutions should not have fallen into Orban’s trap in the first place, and Hungary should not have been allowed to assume the role of the presidency.’
Former President Trump will meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán following the NATO summit in Washington on Thursday.
Orbán predicted Trump will win against President Biden in November.
Orbán described Trump as a self-made man with a different approach to everything.
Trump is the man of peace who did not initiate any war during his term and created peace in old conflicts.
Many conservatives in the US have increasingly embraced Orbán, who has delivered keynote speeches during Conservative Political Action Conference events.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is scheduled to meet with Donald Trump.
Viktor Orbán met with Vladimir Putin prior to his planned meeting with Trump.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán left the NATO summit in Washington, D.C., to meet with former President Trump in Florida.
Viktor Orbán, the Prime Minister of Hungary, is scheduled to meet with former US President Donald Trump in Florida after attending the NATO summit and a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The upcoming meeting between Orbán and Trump has raised concerns that Orbán may be acting as an intermediary between Putin and Trump.
