Speaking about the Hungarian Prime Minister, Trump said he was "a fantastic man" and they have a "tremendous relationship".

"Remember this: he didn't allow people to storm your country and invade your country like other people have," he said.

"He's kept your country good. He's kept Hungarian people in your country, and he's done a fantastic job," he added.

Referring to the crowd gathered at the stadium, Trump said: "That sounds like a big crowd and that sounds like my kind of people."

"I am a big fan of Viktor. I am with him all the way; the United States is with him all the way," he said.

Speaking about Orban, Trump said he "kept your country strong and he kept your country good". He added that "you don't have problems, with all of the problems that so many countries have because they let their countries be invaded."

Election 2026 - Orban: Hungarian-US friendship 'shining again in its former glory'

Hungarian-American friendship "is shining again in its former glory", Prime Minister Viktor Orban said, addressing the Hungarian-American Friendship Day in Budapest on Tuesday.

Orban said friendship between Americans and Hungarians had survived "even those difficult years when American Democrats wanted to reshape thousand-year-old Christian Hungary into a progressive left-wing country".

"You cannot fight the laws of physics; you cannot defeat a freedom-loving people in the name of liberal ideology," he said in his speech, adding that the end was always the same: "We are still here, and they are no longer."

The turning point, he said, was thanks to US President Donald Trump, who put an end to the power of the globalist elite ruling in the name of ideologies and proclaimed the era of strong nations.

"He was the one who confronted the power of the progressive elite, awakened and stood up all the patriots of the world with a simple sentence: love of country is not a sin, but a virtue."

Orban said the success of the US president also sent a message to Europe: national interest did not isolate, but strengthened.

"Nations share common goals: to be strong, to be independent, to remain free. We will not allow others to decide our fate; we will realise our own plans," the prime minister declared.

Vance: 'Reject the faceless bureaucrats' in Brussels and faraway countries wanting to dictate how Hungarians should live

"Reject the faceless bureaucrats" in Brussels and faraway countries wanting to dictate how Hungarians live, US Vice President JD Vance said in his speech at the Day of Hungarian-American Friendship in Budapest on Tuesday.

Vance said that in a week's time, Hungarians would have a choice: "Do you bend the knee to tyranny or do you proudly stand with Saint Stephen?"

Speaking of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, he said Orban was a leader "who feels real pride in this place in its history, in its culture, and in its way of life -- a leader Who will fight to preserve those things while also building a better future."

He added that these values were "much more fundamental than partisan labels".

Election 2026 - Orban: 'Let us stand for freedom, peace, and security!'

"Let us stand for freedom, let us stand for our nation, let us stand for our future, let us stand for Hungary's peace and security," Prime Minister Viktor Orban said, addressing the Hungarian-American Friendship Day in Budapest on Tuesday, warning that "if we do not, no one will do so in our stead."

At the general election on Sunday, "we are choosing a future and a destiny for ourselves, deciding which path we will take: the path of integration, where we lose our independence and ultimately become insignificant, or the path of freedom, which belongs to a world where we stand proudly as a nation in the place assigned to us by Providence."

"If we win, we will be capable of great things," Orban declared. In this case, Hungary would launch the "European reclamation movement", and a force would emerge that "after Washington, will also transform Brussels, turning it from the headquarters of progressives into a bastion of patriots."

Referring to the national emblem of the United States, he declared: "We are glad and grateful to Providence that such a great and strong bald eagle can be our friend. A bird is known by its feathers, a man by his friends," he said, quoting the Hungarian proverb. "The eagle has landed in Hungary, and the ancient Hungarian bird, the Turul, has welcomed it with friendship."

Orban said the gathering celebrated the meeting of the struggles and hopes of the two nations, "the golden age" of Hungarian-US relations. "The foundation of American-Hungarian friendship today is civilisational and spiritual in nature; today, two freedom-loving nations meet," he said.

Recalling that the United States was born from a struggle for freedom against a global empire, he said Hungary, too, had faced similar struggles. "No other nation has faced as many empires seeking to dominate it as the Hungarians, and we have fought against each and every one." Orban added: "Who could love freedom more than the Hungarians?"

"We have not won every struggle for freedom, but our 1,100-year history proves that we have never fought in vain," he said, adding that the conquerors had perished, while the Hungarians endured. "We live and thrive," Orban declared, adding that Hungary had the attributes to become the winners of the century ahead.

"We believe this will be the century of the Hungarians," Orban declared, recalling the intertwining of the two nations' struggles for freedom and referring to the many Hungarians in search of freedom who found a new home and successful careers in America.

The prime minister said that Hungarian-American friendship was "shining again in its former glory".

Friendship between Americans and Hungarians "survived even those difficult years when American Democrats wanted to reshape thousand-year-old Christian Hungary into a progressive left-wing country," he said.

"You cannot fight the laws of physics; you cannot defeat a freedom-loving people in the name of liberal ideology," he said, adding that the end was always the same: "We are still here, and they are no longer."

The turning point, he said, had been thanks to US President Donald Trump, who put an end to the power of the globalist elite ruling in the name of ideologies and proclaimed the era of strong nations. "He was the one who confronted the power of the progressive elite, awakened and stood up all the patriots of the world with a simple sentence: love of country is not a sin, but a virtue."

Orban said the success of the US president also sent a message to Europe, namely that "national interest does not isolate, but strengthens".

"Nations share common goals: to be strong, to be independent, to remain free. We will not allow others to decide our fate; we will realise our own plans," the prime minister declared.

He said his government had been waiting for this moment since 2010, as it had been "brutally difficult" to fight both Brussels and Washington progressives at the same time. While Europe was "still scratching its head, we had already laid the foundations for our cooperation. In politics, courage is important, but so is a sense of timing."

He added that the president had shown that patriotic politics was not a slogan, but a successful practice of governance. Under his presidency, America once again put its own interests first, restoring the honour of national politics. "His economic patriotism protected jobs and declared war on illegal migration," Orban said.

Listing the results of cooperation, Orban noted that travel to America is once again visa-free, and the two countries cooperate in the economy, defence, innovation, and have launched joint energy programmes. "Two sovereign nations are working together to make the world a better place for their peoples, and the foundation of this is the love of freedom," he said.

Orban said there was every reason to send heartfelt good wishes from Budapest and to wish the American president much success. He added that someone else was standing by the president without whom they would not be here today: Vice President JD Vance, in whom Hungary "has found a special friend".

The prime minister said it was difficult to understand us Hungarians and required not only knowledge but patience. "We are an ancient nation, and like the Americans, we consider ourselves exceptional. We take it for granted that others will also see what is obvious to us. That is why we do not concern ourselves much with making ourselves understood; if they do not understand us, it is their loss," he said.

Orban said that Vance had already written about how progressive liberalism turned its back on the problems of ordinary people at a time when it was not even permitted to talk about them. The left feigned social sensitivity but always attacked its own nation, he said.

Orban added that the US vice president had also stated that Europe was under threat from within, that it would not be defeated by an external enemy, but brought to its knees by an internal one.

The prime minister said Vance had liberated intellectual and political forces in Europe that were "suffering under the muzzle of political correctness". The vice president could also "spot from afar foreign interference in elections from outside", which is why he heads the US commission on interference, he added.

"We are also watching, and once we add up what we find, it may not be a pretty picture for Ukrainians," Orban declared.

The prime minister said that Vance had begun to organise the intellectual backdrop that could put the renewal of the US on a stable footing, and that was "how we Hungarians came into the picture".

"We too have struggled with our own progressive liberals … and our solutions are similar: God, country, family and work," he said.

Americans and Hungarians "concerned about the future of Western civilisation have a common problem, a problem called Brussels," Orban said.

Orban said the progressive forces of the Western world had lost two major battles, first in Hungary and then overseas, "thanks to President Trump, Vice President Vance, the Republicans and the American people".

He said progressives had inveigled themselves into Brussels, and although they had suffered "some heavy blows", their strength was still formidable, and they had the power to prevent Europe from returning to traditional Western values and "common sense".

"Progressive ideologies are holding the originally Christian-based European Union captive," he said.

Orban said "Brussels wants to turn gender ideology, woke-madness and migration into the organising force of Europe", and was using EU institutions to silence anyone who threatened its power.

"The continent is slowly but surely collapsing, yet they want to continue the war in Ukraine," he said, adding that in Brussels they would send young people from member states to the front line under the EU flag.

Orban criticised plans for new EU sanctions, saying: "This is more than irresponsible, it is tantamount to suicide." If it continued, energy prices would skyrocket and European supplies would be exhausted, he added.

He also criticised Brussels for "not representing us, but colluding with the Ukrainians" in the energy blockade of Hungary, and for trying to trivialise the "attempted sabotage of the TurkStream pipeline".

"We are being punished because we are the only ones in Europe who have pointed out Brussels' self-destructive policies and the Ukrainians' shady games," Orban said, adding that Brussels "attacks us every day because we follow the rules of common sense in the economy and in trade."

Orban said Europe faced both a financial and an energy crisis, and that if it did not change its policies, it would lose both.

He said freedom-loving Americans and Hungarians must unite to save Western civilisation. "To do this, we must fight the progressives in Brussels, we must end the Russia-Ukraine war, and we must solve the energy crisis," Orban concluded.

Election 2026 - Orban: Brussels common problem for Americans and Hungarians concerned about future of Western civilisation

Americans and Hungarians "concerned about the future of Western civilisation have a common problem, a problem called Brussels," Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Tuesday, addressing the Hungarian-American Friendship Day in Budapest.

Orban said the progressive forces of the Western world had lost two major battles, first in Hungary and then overseas, "thanks to President Trump, Vice President Vance, the Republicans and the American people".

He said progressives had inveigled themselves into Brussels, and although they had suffered "some heavy blows", their strength was still formidable, and they had the power to prevent Europe from returning to traditional Western values and "common sense".

"Progressive ideologies are holding the originally Christian-based European Union captive," he said.

Orban said that "Brussels wants to turn gender ideology, woke-madness and migration into the organising force of Europe", and was using EU institutions to silence anyone who threatened its power.

"The continent is slowly but surely collapsing, yet they want to continue the war in Ukraine," he added.

Elections 2026 - Orban: 'We are glad that the United States is our friend'

"We are glad and grateful to Providence that such a great and strong bald eagle can be our friend," Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Tuesday, addressing Hungarian-American Friendship Day in Budapest.

Referring to the American national emblem, Orban quoted the Hungarian proverb: "A bird is known by its feathers, a man by his friends."

"The eagle has landed in Hungary, and the ancient Hungarian bird, the Turul, has welcomed it with friendship," he declared.

Orban said that the gathering celebrated a meeting of "the struggles and hopes of the two nations", and "the golden age" of Hungarian-American relations.

"Today, the basis of the Hungarian-American friendship is truly civilisational and spiritual; today, two freedom-loving nations meet," he said.

Earlier: Election 2026 - Vance: 'I'm sure Viktor will win'

"I'm sure Viktor [Orban] will win," US Vice President JD Vance told a press conference held jointly with Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest on Tuesday.

Speaking at a joint press conference with the Hungarian prime minister, Vance also said the United States would work with whoever won Sunday's parliamentary election.

Orban: 'We will win the election and Ukrainians will give up the oil blockade'

After the patriotic forces win the elections in Hungary, the Ukrainians will have no choice but to give up the oil blockade, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Tuesday at a joint press conference with US Vice President JD Vance, who is on an official visit to Budapest.

In response to a question concerning what he expected to happen to Europe, including Hungary, after the oil supply from Russia and the Middle East stops, Orban said he would not "hide the fact" that the situation in Hungary was difficult.

He said Ukraine had first blocked the pipeline carrying gas from Russia to Hungary at the end of 2022, but the problem was mitigated thanks to the TurkStream pipeline.

"And now, shortly before the election, I think in connection with the election and in order to create a chance for a pro-Ukrainian government, they closed and blockaded our oil pipeline, the oil pipeline that is the umbilical cord of the Hungarian economy," he added.

Orban said the Hungarian economy and Hungarian consumers must be supplied with fuel and energy, and Ukraine must be forced to open the pipeline.

"We have a plan to do this, we are implementing this plan step by step, and in the end I am convinced that after the patriotic forces win the election in Hungary, the Ukrainians will have no choice but to give up the oil blockade and reopen the Druzhba pipeline, and Hungary can return to normal economic functioning," he said. "That's how it will be," he added.

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