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Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized President Trump's support for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of a closely contested election. Rubio praised the close ties between Trump and Orban, who has been criticized for weakening democracy. The article highlights the Trump administration's willingness to involve itself in foreign domestic politics.
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- Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized President Trump's support for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of a closely contested election. Rubio praised the close ties between Trump and Orban, who has been criticized for weakening democracy. The article highlights the Trump administration's willingness to involve itself in foreign domestic politics.
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Mr. Orban is facing a potentially tough challenge in national elections in April.Credit...Pool photo by Alex BrandonBy Edward WongEdward Wong reported from Budapest while traveling with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to European nations.Feb. 16, 2026Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday praised what he called the close personal ties between President Trump and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, offering further White House support for the authoritarian leader ahead of a closely contested election.\u201cThat person-to-person connection that you\u2019ve established with the president has made all the difference in the world in building this relationship,\u201d Mr. Rubio told Mr. Orban at a news conference after the two leaders met at the prime minister\u2019s office in the capital\u2019s Carmelite Monastery.\u201cI can say to you with confidence that President Trump is deeply committed to your success,\u201d he added, \u201cbecause your success is our success, because this relationship we have here in Central Europe through you is so essential and vital for our national interests in the years to come.\u201dMr. Orban has touted transforming Hungary into an \u201cilliberal state.\u201d He has spent many years working to weaken democracy in Hungary, and his strongman policies, especially on immigration and his closeness to Russia, have made him a figure that has galvanized conservative and hard-right movements in Europe and the United States.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTMr. Orban\u2019s success in bringing the judiciary and media to heel has raised questions about the fairness of any election in Hungary. Nonetheless he faces an apparently tough challenge in national balloting in April.His opponent, Peter Magyar, once a well-connected member of Mr. Orban\u2019s Fidesz party, is running on an anti-corruption platform. He has also promised to mend relations with the European Union, something that has resonated with many Hungarians.Mr. Orban appears to be counting on his ties to Mr. Trump to help boost his chances. Mr. Trump endorsed Mr. Orban in a social media post on Feb. 5. Mr. Rubio arrived just after the start of the official campaign, further demonstrating the willingness of the Trump administration to insert itself into the domestic politics of other countries, whether it be Hungary, Brazil, Argentina or Japan.At the news conference on Monday, Mr. Orban boasted of 17 new economic agreements with the U.S., including one on civil nuclear cooperation signed by Mr. Rubio. He said Russia would never have done its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 if Mr. Trump had been president then, and he offered Hungary as a venue for peace talks.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTMr. Orban has criticized European support of Ukraine in its war with Russia, drawing denunciations from Ukraine\u2019s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. Mr. Orban said on Monday that Ukraine had a vested interest in the outcome of the elections in April. \u201cWe must acknowledge this campaign in Hungary has an international dimension,\u201d he said.ImageVolunteer election campaigners in Budapest this past weekend at pop-up booths in support of the opposition leader Peter Magyar.Credit...Attila Kisbenedek\/Agence France-Presse \u2014 Getty ImagesThe visit to Budapest was Mr. Rubio\u2019s last stop in a three-nation tour of Europe.During the weekend, he led a U.S. delegation at the Munich Security Conference, where he struck a strong far-right note by talking about the \u201ccivilizational erasure\u201d of Europe because of \u201cmass migration.\u201d Mr. Rubio said he did not want to see European nations \u201cshackled by guilt and shame,\u201d a term that echoed the language of the far-right party Alternative for Germany, or AfD.On Sunday, Mr. Rubio met in Bratislava, Slovakia, with Robert Fico, the country\u2019s populist prime minister. Both there and in Hungary, Mr. Rubio was talking to national leaders who were among the few European ones to have expressed strong support for President Trump. Their critical views of the European Union and of Ukraine also align with those of top Trump administration officials.The European Commission decided in 2023 to withhold billions of euros of funding for Hungary because of concerns about corruption, democratic backsliding and the erosion of the legal system under Mr. Orban. That decision is being reviewed by courts of the European Union.Mr. Rubio said that as long as Mr. Orban was leader, Mr. Trump would be \u201cvery interested\u201d in finding ways to \u201cprovide assistance\u201d if Hungary were to face \u201cfinancial struggles.\u201dAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTIn November, Mr. Orban met with Mr. Trump at the White House. The American president granted Hungary a one-year exemption from the sanctions the United States has imposed on nations buying Russian oil. The State Department also announced an agreement for Hungary to purchase liquefied natural gas from the United States.Mr. Orban has met repeatedly with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, defying other European leaders, and is building close commercial ties with China. Mr. Trump has spoken glowingly of the autocratic leaders of both of those large powers.Mr. Rubio said Monday that Hungary had a right to act in its national interests. \u201cWe\u2019re not asking any country in the world to isolate themselves from anybody,\u201d he said.In Munich on Saturday, Mr. Rubio gave a speech that sharply criticized European policies on immigration, military spending and climate change. He said the United States and Europe could continue to have a partnership if European nations changed their liberal approaches to many issues.European officials in the room applauded Mr. Rubio, but some privately expressed skepticism later of the core points of Mr. Rubio\u2019s speech as well as his planned visits to Slovakia and Hungary.Edward Wong reports on global affairs, U.S. foreign policy and the State Department for The Times.A version of this article appears in print on Feb. 17, 2026, Section A, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: In Hungary, Rubio Stresses Trump\u2019s Support for Orban. 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👤 Edward Wong 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a11f3168-5663-493d-937b-fd2e01b9cc12Simplified: Marco Rubio praised close personal ties between President Trump and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary on Monday.
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Simplified: Orban faces a potentially tough challenge in national elections in April.
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Simplified: Orban has touted transforming Hungary into an illiberal state.
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👤 Edward Wong 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Hungary , International Relations 🆔 a11f316a-6876-4ec3-8774-f72f7fafd671Simplified: Orban has spent years weakening democracy in Hungary his policies have galvanized conservative and hard-right movements in Europe and the United State...
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Simplified: Peter Magyar is running on an anti-corruption platform.
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Simplified: Magyar has promised to mend relations with the European Union.
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Simplified: Orban appears to be counting on his ties to Trump to boost his chances.
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👤 Edward Wong 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a11f316c-7291-431a-b0aa-36199a01c8bdSimplified: Rubio arrived after the start of the official campaign demonstrating the Trump administration's willingness to insert itself into domestic politics of...
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👤 Edward Wong 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations , Ukraine , Russia 🆔 a11f316d-0a77-45b8-b9fe-7e0b4bfd610dSimplified: Orban said Russia would never have invaded Ukraine in 2022 if Trump had been president and offered Hungary as a venue for peace talks.
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👤 Edward Wong 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations , Ukraine , Russia 🆔 a11f316d-5ac3-440a-87dc-e216a59ec86bSimplified: Orban has criticized European support of Ukraine in its war with Russia.
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👤 Edward Wong 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Hungary , International Relations 🆔 a11f316d-fa2b-4983-a86f-552362d4a2c6Simplified: The campaign in Hungary has an international dimension.
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👤 Edward Wong 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a11f316e-7455-4d7f-9364-017969cc0433Simplified: Rubio's visit to Budapest was his last stop in a three-nation tour of Europe.
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a1165b64-3585-4571-9a8f-83b3d96f2bf9Simplified: He voiced far-right ideas in a few parts of his speech
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👤 Edward Wong 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a11f316e-f32a-45c7-80af-b902f6885ea6Simplified: Rubio said he did not want to see European nations shackled by guilt and shame a term that echoed the language of the far-right party Alternative for...
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👤 Edward Wong 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a11f316f-3cbc-45cb-9898-40d374ddbe65Simplified: Rubio met with Robert Fico in Bratislava Slovakia.
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👤 Edward Wong 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a11f316f-f5ba-4b4a-bcb2-fec010ff580fSimplified: Their critical views of the European Union and Ukraine align with those of top Trump administration officials.
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👤 Edward Wong 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , European Union , Hungary 🆔 a11f3170-9e21-4673-b620-50ecc68353afSimplified: The European Commission withheld billions of euros of funding for Hungary because of concerns about corruption democratic backsliding and erosion of t...
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Simplified: The European Union courts are reviewing that decision.
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👤 Edward Wong 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations , Sanctions 🆔 a11f3173-1a2c-4b7e-ad2c-438b152bcf88Simplified: The American president granted Hungary a one-year exemption from sanctions on nations buying Russian oil.
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👤 Edward Wong 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a11f3174-15e1-4704-a7b4-79a907c18621Simplified: Trump has spoken glowingly of the autocratic leaders of Russia and China.
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👤 Edward Wong 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a11f3174-7478-484e-9010-680df406cd94Simplified: Rubio said they are not asking any country to isolate themselves from anybody.
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Simplified: He said United States and Europe could continue partnership if European nations changed liberal approaches to many issues
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Mr. Rubio told reporters that he thought his speech would be “well-received” by European officials.0.900👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a1163ee4-7319-4810-9295-8557b0b7266eSimplified: Rubio said his speech would be well-received by European officials