“Let’s make some noise!” With these words, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban greeted his fans in his very first tweet on Monday. The right-wing national government leader, who previously only used Facebook as a means of communication in social media, is increasingly targeting an international audience, the 59-year-old tweeted in English. Numerous observers are confident that Orban will be the target of Twitter censorship. Already on the second day, the prime minister posed the provocative question: “Where is my good friend, Donald Trump?”
Orban also used the former account name of Trump, whose profiles on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube were blocked after the storm on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The former US president has been trying out Truth Social since February 2022. However, so far the project has not been very successful and could remain as a test run. Because in addition to little interest, Trump also struggles with investigations by the judiciary. Investors are also starting to lose patience.
With tweets like this, Orban doesn’t want to “troll” (deliberately irritate, provoke, note) as one user wrote in a reply, but rather to rally his fans in the US. And he clearly has a few in conservative circles. Orban was even allowed to speak at a conservative conference in the US state of Texas in August. There he called for a “joint fight against progressive liberals”.
Not too positive echo on Twitter
If the Fidesz politician makes statements similar to those in Texas or Romania, where he explained the basics of his immigration policy to thousands of supporters in the Romanian spa town of Baile Tusnad and caused a scandal, the Hungarian could face a similar fate to that of his friend. Trump. In his speech in Romania, Orban said he did not want “mixed races” in Hungary. In addition to racism, the prime minister also used Islamophobic vocabulary and warned of an “attack on Islamic civilization”. This has sparked outrage worldwide.
By the way, Orban’s first tweets didn’t get that much positive feedback. Many users suggested that the politician would rather take care of the Hungarian economy and its numerous crises. There have also been blatant attacks below the belt, including hints of a homoerotic close relationship between Orban and Trump.
As reported on Twitter, Orban met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his predecessor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Monday. Central to the conversation with Scholz were the reactions to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. The Hungarian head of government has been protesting for months against the sanctions imposed by the EU on Russia. Yet his country has always voted in favor of the sanctions, which must be decided unanimously.
Orban: ‘Hope for peace means Trump’
Orban brought Trump back into the game on Tuesday during a panel discussion. “The US president has gone too far,” said the Hungarian prime minister. Biden has said things about Russian President Vladimir Putin that it is difficult for the two to negotiate peace. “What I’m saying now is going to sound brutal. But hope for peace is called Donald Trump,” Orban said.
Biden had described Putin as a “butcher”, “war criminal” and “murderous dictator” after the war started. “The ceasefire need not be between Russia and Ukraine, but between America and Russia,” Orban said in a statement. this context. His reasoning: Ukraine can only defend itself against the Russian invaders because it has military support from the United States. The war is only open today because the Americans wanted it that way. “That’s why the Americans have to come to terms with the Russians. And then the war is over,” Orban said.
Source: Krone
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