Hungary’s Orban Says Trump Invited Him to U.S. to Reset Ties
- Orban was first leader in Europe to publicly back Trump
- Hungary has clashed with U.S., EU over erosion of democracy
Viktor Orban
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Hungary’s prime minister said he’ll no longer be considered a “black sheep” in the eyes of the U.S. after speaking with Donald Trump, who has invited him to visit Washington.
In a phone conversation, the U.S. president-elect “made it clear he thinks highly of Hungary,” Viktor Orban said in an interview published in the Vilaggazdasag business daily on Friday. President Barack Obama shunned Orban during his two terms, having never held a bilateral meeting with the NATO ally leader and criticizing him for eroding democracy.