BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Dozens of prominent conservatives from Europe, the United States and elsewhere gathered Thursday in Hungary as the American Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, was held in Europe for the first time. The two-day conference reflects a deepening of ties between the American right wing and the autocratic government of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The burgeoning alliance with Orbán has led some U.S. commentators to warn of American conservatives allegedly embracing anti-democratic tactics. The conference is the American political right’s latest embrace of Orbán, whom Trump has lavished with praise. Read on: Trump chief of staff Meadows was forewarned of prospective Jan. 6 violence, former staffer told House committee

Source: Washington Post May 19, 2022 22:52 UTC