Hungary’s Viktor Orban meets Trump, Musk at Mar-a-Lago


(Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk on the U.S. president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago dwelling in Florida on Monday, the European chief introduced on social media platform X.

“USA at the moment. The long run has begun! A day in Mar-a-Lago with @realDonaldTrump, @elonmusk and @michaelgwaltz,” Orban mentioned, with out sharing extra particulars.

The 2 leaders additionally met in July and mentioned the “prospects of peace”, a spokesperson for the prime minister had mentioned, as Orban pushed for a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Orban, a nationalist chief and long-time Trump supporter, has grown more and more remoted inside the European Union for his ties to Russia and opposition to navy support for Ukraine.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban meets Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released July 12, 2024. Viktor Orban via Facebook/Handout via REUTERS/File photo

He has praised Trump as a “man of peace” who would shortly finish the Ukraine conflict and expects his shut private ties with the president-elect will elevate his standing in a politically fractious Europe and bolster help for his far-right allies, at a time when he faces critical headwinds at dwelling.

The Trump transition group didn’t reply to a request for remark.

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