Hungarian PM previously backed Trump but meetings between Katalin Novák and DeSantis camp suggest he’s hedging his bets
that the Hungarian law inspired the Florida bill. The DeSantis team also played down the significance of the Novák meeting.
“Florida continues to be an important political and economic partner to many countries around the world, and as foreign officials request meetings with our office it is appropriate to further develop these ties,” a spokesperson for DeSantis said in response to questions about the meeting with Novák. While the Hungarians have found common ground with right-wingers on anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion issues, one stumbling block to closer cooperation with Republicans remains Orbán’s controversial stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine., and has blocked several Nato-Ukraine Commission meetings while criticizing EU sanctions against Russia.
“It’s going to be difficult because there are almost no Republicans who agree with them on Russia-Ukraine,” said the former diplomatic source of the new Hungarian charm offensive.However, just six days after he met with Novak, DeSantis appeared to echo Orbán’s rhetoric about the war, telling Fox News host Tucker Carlson that “becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia” was not a vital US national interest.
Before Trump’s arraignment last week, Orbán tweeted: “Keep on fighting, Mr. President! We are with you!”
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