International Right Gathering in Europe: Expansion of Trump White House-Allied Movement
Conservatives from the MAGA movement and European populist leaders gathered in Poland and Hungary this week, marking a strong transatlantic alliance between the Trump administration and Europe's conservative populist movement.
On Thursday in Budapest, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was the keynote speaker for the Hungarian CPAC event, commending President Trump's first 100 days following his return to the Oval Office. Orbán labeled the President's electoral victory as a global phenomenon, stating, "The Trump tsunami swept through the entire world. It gave back hope to the world. We are no longer suffocating in the woke sea."
A video message from President Trump was played at the event, praising the gathering in Hungary and Orbán himself. Trump expressed, "You know how I feel about Hungary and you know how I feel about CPAC. I respect and love them both. I also want to pay special regard to the leader of Hungary, Viktor Orban. He's a great man and a very special person."
In addition to Orbán, several notable right-wing European leaders attended the event, including the leader of Germany's far-right AFD party, Alice Weidel, the leader of the Dutch far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) Geert Wilders, and former U.K. Conservative Party prime minister, Liz Truss. American social media influencers Ben Shapiro and Jack Posobiec also joined the gathering.
In Jasionka, Poland, speakers at the Tuesday event included U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who gave the keynote address. Noem emphasized the importance of collaborating with each other, stating, "We're building relationships in order to have the prosperity in our countries."
This was the first time that Poland hosted CPAC, with Budapest serving as a venue for the event for the fourth year in a row. The continuous collaboration between MAGA Republicans and Hungary, under Orbán's ruling Fidesz Party, underscores the growing relationship between the two. Many American conservatives view Hungary, and Orbán, as an aspirational blueprint for governance in the United States.
Secretary Noem has vocalized her support for the right-wing presidential candidate in Poland's upcoming runoff election, Karol Nawrocki. "I have watched over the years as socialists, and people who are just like this mayor of Warsaw, who is an absolute trainwreck of a leader, have destroyed our countries," she said at the Jasionka event.
The events this week comes after Samuel Samson, a senior adviser for the State Department's Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, wrote a blog post on the State Department's website, signaling a shift in the issues the U.S. is prioritizing in its traditional alliances in Europe. The post read, "The suppression of speech, facilitation of mass migration, targeting of religious expression, and undermining of electoral choice threatens the very foundation of the transatlantic partnership."
Hungary's populist conservative movement under Orbán's leadership represents a prosperous alliance that promotes national sovereignty, anti-globalization sentiments, and a grievance against established systems, factors that align with the ideologies of American conservatives.
- The gathering in Budapest and Jasionka featured discussions on various topics, including politics, law, and policy-and-legislation, as evidenced by the speeches of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Secretary Kristi Noem.
- The election in Poland is drawing attention from American conservatives, many of whom have expressed support for candidate Karol Nawrocki. This interest in migration and elections is reflected in the blog post by Samuel Samson, a senior adviser for the State Department.
- News outlets have covered the events in Poland and Hungary, focusing on general-news, crime-and-justice, and war-and-conflicts, as they showcase an alliance between the MAGA movement and European populist leaders.
- The transatlantic alliance between the Trump administration and European populist leaders raises questions about future policy-and-legislation, particularly regarding issues such as free speech, mass migration, and electoral choice, as highlighted in Samson's blog post.
