The Hungarian Prime Minister resists the efforts of billionaire György Soros to transform his country, believes the star host of Fox News. Mandiner conducted an exclusive interview with Tucker Carlson, from which we highlight some details as a teaser.
A few years ago, I noticed that the American government, the NGOs, the people I know in Washington, are all starting to attack Hungary. I asked why, and they said it was because of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is an enemy of democracy. Ah, so an authoritarian leader! I thought. Then I looked into it, and it turned out that he was elected democratically after several elections, the free and fair nature of which was not questioned by anyone. It also turned out that Orbán was one of the leaders of the Hungarian resistance against the Soviets. I have come to believe that there is a little more to this story than what I have heard... So would their prime minister rig the election? No, Viktor Orbán is simply resisting the efforts of a lonely billionaire named György Soros to transform his country. In fact, it protects democracy against unaccountable billionaires, NGOs and certain Western governments. He is fighting for democracy with the forces that want to undermine it.
This is the most interesting topic I've heard in quite some time, so I wanted to see with my own eyes what was going on here.
I believe in democracy and self-determination - as an American, this is a central element not only of my understanding of the state, but also of my self-image. I don't think NGOs should determine how to run a country. I think this should be decided by the people living in that country. For example, if the people of Mali want to legislate ideas that I hate, that's their business - I believe in the idea, in the concept of democracy and self-government. That's why we're here, that's what we're reporting on.
With Viktor Orbán in the Carmelite monastery on August 2.
Photo: Prime Minister's Press Office
He mentioned György Soros.
In Hungary, the left thinks that Orbán Soros is brainwashed, even though the American right also has it in his pocket. That's true. But many on the right have been forced to shut up about Soros because criticizing an elderly billionaire is supposedly bigoted. No way! By the way, it is not only Soros, he is the most well-known, there are quite a few other oligarchs in the United States and beyond, who allegedly have an unwanted influence on the functioning of democratic governments.
Most recently, the American media reported that Soros systematically funds liberal district attorney candidates who advocate for lighter sentences.
I'll give you an example.
In at least two American cities, candidates whose biggest donor was György Soros ran in the prosecutor's election. He arranged their election. These people then did not want to obey the law. The United States is a huge country, with almost three hundred and fifty million inhabitants, but there is extremely little civic awareness. Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, has a huge influence on the American political system, and no one in the media criticizes him. The same is true for György Soros. It's our job to tell people what's really going on. As for Hungary, Soros doesn't even live there, the ten million Hungarians have to decide how they want to live. Should they let someone from across the ocean run their government? No way! Yet the American media and mediums like The Guardian began to slander that Hungary is bigoted and hateful because it does not want a person living in New York state to lead its government... Why would this be hatred? People who are supposedly pro-democracy are actually working as hard as possible to undermine democracy and self-government.
According to Brussels, the law threatens the basic values of the European Union.
So, if you are against pedophilia, are you against a united Europe? What does this say about them? A lot of things. Is pedophilia a fundamental value in Europe recently? The most important right is the right of parents to raise their children. It is the right of my heart to pass on to my children the value system I believe in, in which I grew up, no one can interfere, because they are my children. If the Hungarian government happens to want to pass a law obliging everyone to wear funny caps on Sundays, that is up to the Hungarian parliament, not the EU and certainly not the New York newspapers. This is your country! It is very funny that people who say they are defending democracy interfere in the internal affairs of other countries without any problem. They can do it, because Hungary is a country of ten million people, has no coastline, is in Central Europe, and it is easier for them to command you. I hate this!
The full interview here .
Photo: Árpád Földházi
