Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is already celebrating as Donald Trump closes in on winning the U.S. presidency.
“Good morning, Hungary! On the road to a beautiful victory,” Orbán wrote on social media, captioning an image of himself watching CNN’s election coverage on television.
“It’s in the bag!” added Orbán, a longtime, right-wing ally of Trump in Europe.
While the result is officially still too early to call, Trump has won key battleground states Georgia and North Carolina as Democratic rival Kamala Harris struggles.
Orbán was the first European leader to endorse Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Trump hosted the Hungarian prime minister at the White House in 2019.
“Just got off the phone with President @realDonaldTrump. I wished him the best of luck for next Tuesday,” Orbán announced on social media last week.
Trump in turn has invoked Orbán, who describes his own governing style as an “illiberal democracy,” at his rallies as a model leader, calling him “one of the strongest leaders anywhere in the world.”
Source: politico.eu
