Biden beside himself

US President condemns Trump and Orban’s meeting

Viktor Orban posted this picture of himself and Donald Trump on his Facebook account.(Bild: facebook.com/orbanviktor)

US President Joe Biden has sharply criticized a meeting between his predecessor and election challenger Donald Trump and Hungarian head of government Viktor Orban. 

"Do you know who he's meeting today at Mar-a-Lago?" asked Biden at a campaign appearance in Philadelphia on Friday, referring to the meeting at Trump's private residence in Florida. "Orban of Hungary, who has stated that he doesn't believe democracy works and is seeking a dictatorship."

"Defend democracy, not weakenit"
 "I see a future where we defend democracy, not weaken it," Biden said.

"Make America great again, Mr. President"
The right-wing nationalist prime minister published a photo of himself and the former US president (see above) and presidential candidate on Facebook in the evening and wrote: "Make America great again, Mr. President." He picked up on Trump's election campaign slogan "Make America Great Again".

Orban's circle said that the prime minister's visit was about building relations between conservatives in Hungary and the USA - and about the "advantages that an election of President Trump in November could bring".

The right-wing populists Trump and Orban have maintained friendly relations for years, while the Hungarian head of government's relationship with Biden is characterized by tensions.