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Trump Voices ‘Total’ Endorsement for Hungary’s Premier Orban

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and US President Donald Trump during a summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt on Oct. 13.Photographer: Evan Vucci/Pool/Getty Images

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By Eric Martin and Andras Gergely

February 19, 2026 at 3:30 PM UTC

Updated on

February 19, 2026 at 3:56 PM UTC

Donald Trump offered some of his strongest backing yet to Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a longstanding ally who’s on the back foot in the run-up to a close election on April 12.

The US president affirmed his “complete and total” endorsement of Orban at a first meeting of his Board of Peace initiative in Washington DC on Thursday.