Orbán on Trump: I see a spectacular victory, perhaps the greatest comeback in Western political history

The prime minister said it gave great encouragement to everyone” who believes in will, struggle and perseverance, and a hope for peace for the world.”

In a video published on Facebook, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán commented on the US presidential election on Wednesday and said “I see a spectacular victory, perhaps the greatest comeback in Western political history, a huge fight”.

Speaking about Donald Trump, Orbán said that the Republican politician had first faced prison and a confiscation of his assets. He later faced an assassination attempt while “the whole media world of the US turned against him”, Orbán said, adding that “he has still won.”

He said it gave great encouragement to everyone” who believes in will, struggle and perseverance, and a hope for peace for the world.”

It was hoped early this year that pro-peace forces would become a majority in the Western world by the end of the year and would defeat the pro-war camp, the prime minister said, adding that “there is now a great chance” to achieve that. He expressed hope for the economy to gain heat and for US-Hungary relations “to return to their golden era.”

“We have a number of plans that we can carry out together with President Donald Trump in the coming years,” Orbán said.