'Dreadful news': MAGA dismayed after European ally's 'tragic' election loss
Source: Raw Story
April 12, 2026 4:59PM ET
Fans of President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again movement were dismayed on Sunday after one of their European allies suffered a stinging election defeat.
Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán conceded defeat to the opposition leader Péter Magyar on Sunday, ending his 16 years in power as Hungary's Prime Minister. Magyar's Tisza party is expected to take a supermajority in the country's legislature, and his victory was hailed as a relief to many across the U.S. and Europe.
However, fans of Trump's MAGA movement spun Orbán's defeat as a sign of Europe's continued decline. They shared their reactions on social media.
"Dreadful news for Hungary and the West," MAGA commentator Michael Knowles posted on X. "Orban is out. A sad day for Western civilization," Paul Weston, a far-right British lawmaker, posted on X. "In 5 years' time, Budapest will look like every other ruined ex-European city. This makes our Ursula very happy of course."
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-orban-2676704109/
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Although they will be having tears with that too!
(am still transitioning from an older laptop to a new one and that includes syncing my Firefox tabs between the 2 machines)
I wouldn't attempt it.
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