Opinion: Even by his standards, Trump’s welcome of Viktor Orban is in a class of its own
By Richard Cohen Richard Cohen Columnist focusing on politics Email Bio Columnist May 20 at 5:35 PM President Trump serves up a daily smorgasbord of offenses. He lies with almost every breath. He promulgates policy by inane tweet. He hires on a whim, fires out of pique and runs through the federal government spreading chaos and confusion as a fairy might spread pixie dust. He is his own Mount Rushmore of incompetence and vile behavior. He is the most un-American of American presidents.
“They do not fight directly, but by stealth,” Orban said in a speech last year. “They are not honorable, but unprincipled; they are not national, but international; they do not believe in work, but speculate with money; they have no homeland, but feel that the whole world is theirs. They are not generous, but vengeful, and always attack the heart — especially if it is red, white and green,” the colors of the Hungarian flag.
Trump took no notice of any of this in his photo-op remarks during Orban’s visit. “People have a lot of respect for this prime minister,” Trump said. “He’s a respected man. And I know he’s a tough man, but he’s a respected man. And he’s done the right thing, according to many people, on immigration.”
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