A prominent dictator in Eastern Europe admitted that he reached out to President Donald Trump to help him create a "financial shield" that would allow him to avoid big election losses, according to a new report.
Hungarian dictator Viktor Orban recently met with Trump at the White House for a bilateral lunch meeting. Trump heaped praise on Orban after the meeting, according to reports, including saying that he looked forward to establishing a "golden age" between the U.S. and Hungary.
On his way home from the meeting, Orban also hinted that he asked Trump to give him a “bailout package” similar to the one he gave Argentinian President Javier Milei, Politico reported.
“Certain Brussels instruments that could be used against Hungary can now be considered ineffective ... The notion [...] that the Hungarian economy can be strangled from the financing side, can now be forgotten,” Orban said, according to Politico. “We have resolved this with the Americans.”
Orban has been in power for nearly two decades, and Politico reported that he faces his first significant election test next year when Hungary holds its national elections.
After receiving nearly $40 billion in credit swaps from the United States, Milei's party won a landslide election victory, according to reports.