Donald Trump awkwardly brushed off his ally Viktor Orban’s crushing defeat in Hungary, insisting he wasn’t actively campaigning for him.
Trump, 79, told ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl that he wasn’t “concerned” about Orban’s loss and said he likes incoming prime minister Peter Magyar.
Orban, a far-right figure and longtime ally of Trump, conceded defeat to center-right rival Magyar and his Tisza party on Sunday, after 16 years in power. He is a key figure in the global far-right movement and is also allied with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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