Rubio wraps Hungary’s Viktor Orban in U.S. embrace before tight election
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio showered Viktor Orban with praise on a visit to Hungary as Washington doubled down on its support for the strongman leader before an election that could bring an end to his 16 years in power.Speaking in Budapest on Monday, Rubio pledged that Donald Trump would provide assistance if Hungary ever ran into financial trouble and touted personal rapport between the two leaders.The intervention, which follows the U.S. president’s personal endorsement of Orban this month, comes as the Hungarian prime minister’s party is trailing in the opinion polls before the April 12 vote.
