Viktor Orban

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and US Vice President JD Vance at a campaign rally for the prime minister in Budapest, Hungary, on April 7, 2026.

Trump’s Authoritarian Project Starts to Take on Water Trump’s Authoritarian Project Starts to Take on Water

Viktor Orbán’s defeat is just the latest example of the administration’s European ambitions’ being stymied.

Apr 17, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

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