Fox News star Tucker Carlson gave a lecture in Esztergom on the closing day of the MCC Fest organized by the Matthias Corvinus Collegium. According to Time magazine, he is the most influential conservative thinker in the United States. The program he hosts, Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News, is watched by an average of 4 million people every evening, which is a huge number for a political program. Origo reported on his performance.

Great anticipation surrounded Carlson's performance, and despite the heat, the area in front of the Mol main stage set up on Széchenyi Square in Esztergom was full. The expectation before the star journalist's speech was enormous, but the enormous success shows that he even surpassed it.

It was interesting to see - writes the journalist - how broad the composition of the audience was, both in terms of age and other aspects. There were a lot of young people, and many Americans living in Hungary also came. Approving comments were common when Tucker Carlson spoke about the positive example of Hungary and about the misgoverned Western countries, which are no longer a standard at all...

...In his present presentation, the bitterness that permeated the speech was striking: according to Tucker Carlson, the United States was once one of the greatest countries, but now it has lost its main values, patriotism, protecting the family and the country. He clearly misses the old America, the old American values, in some places we almost felt that he sees the West as lost. But Tucker Carlson's message was that there is always hope and that this turbulent time in American history is only temporary.

During his speech, the star journalist mentioned Hungary quite a few times as an example of the misgoverned Western countries. According to him, Hungary has proven that more can be achieved with simple political will than with a lot of money and high technology. Each time these remarks were followed by a huge ovation.

The star journalist pokes the eye of the left in the United States because he communicates conservative, patriotic and Christian ideas in a positive and simple way. Once again, it turned out that Carlson is really a devout Christian and not just a carefully constructed image. The deeper metaphysical message of his presentation was surprising. There is eternity, God exists, and nature constantly reminds us of this. Man is transient, but nature always remains constant. Earthly possessions and money matter, they are important, but there is something that goes far beyond earthly existence. Carlson's speech was received by the audience with huge applause.

It is no coincidence that Tucker Carlson's show is the most watched political show in the United States. This time too, the audience was captivated by his emotional, yet factual and thorough presentation. He considers values ​​such as God, family and homeland important, which he now found in Hungary...

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