
Donald Trump can't get enough of 'strong' authoritarians
CNN
On Monday night, former President Donald Trump endorsed Viktor Orban, the prime minister of Hungary, for reelection.
Which, in and of itself, isn't all that surprising. After all, Trump was an open admirer of Orban's time in office -- even going so far as to welcome the prime minister to the White House in 2019, an honor long denied Orban by past US presidents. And Orban will be up for a fourth term sometime this spring, which explains the Trump endorsement timing.
But, the words that Trump used to endorse Orban are worth spending some time on because they are so revealing about what the former president values in a leader. Here's the Trump endorsement:

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