Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Budapest on May 29, 2025, praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s leadership, claiming his influence has “overwhelmed the world” and aligned with Hungary’s stance against mass migration and “woke culture.” Orbán celebrated Trump’s policies, stating they signal a global shift away from progressive ideologies and unchecked immigration, which he described as flooding the world with “migration chaos and gender madness.”
Orbán’s remarks echo a long-standing mutual admiration with Trump, who has repeatedly lauded the Hungarian leader for his hardline anti-immigration policies and nationalist stance. In past statements, Trump called Orbán a “great leader” and “strong man” for his efforts to “protect Hungary” from migrants and preserve its cultural identity. Orbán, in turn, has credited Trump’s approach with inspiring a Western shift toward prioritizing border security and traditional values, claiming at CPAC that “we are not drowning in the woke sea, and immigrants are not flooding us.”
This rhetoric aligns with Orbán’s domestic policies, including Hungary’s 2015 border fence to block Middle Eastern and African migrants and recent laws curbing LGBTQ+ rights and political dissent. However, his praise for Trump comes amid economic challenges in Hungary, exacerbated by Trump’s tariffs, which have strained the “golden era” Orbán predicted for Europe’s far-right. Critics argue Orbán’s anti-migrant and anti-woke campaigns, often targeting figures like George Soros, foster a culture of paranoia and division, with questionable economic benefits.
The Trump-Orbán alliance remains a focal point for global conservative movements, though it faces pushback from European leaders who view Orbán’s policies as anti-democratic and his alignment with Trump as a risk to EU unity.