Donald Trump has endorsed Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, who faces his toughest electoral challenge next month since taking power 16 years ago, as Europe’s far-right leaders gather for a “grand assembly” in Budapest. Orbán responded that the west had become a better place since Trump returned to power, with progressive policies being rolled back and traditional family and Christian values restored. Orbán has long been at loggerheads with the EU over a range of issues. Tusk said it should not come as a surprise that Hungary leaked “every detail” of EU summits to Moscow. Many of the far-right leaders scheduled to attend Monday’s gathering were among nearly a dozen who endorsed Orbán in a campaign video released in January.

Source: The Guardian March 22, 2026 21:13 UTC