"I appreciate Viktor Orbán's political skills, I trust that he can handle the United States," said American media personality Tucker Carlson in an interview , in which he expressed his opinion on the war in Ukraine and Russia.
Among other things, Tucker Carlson said that the American perception of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is completely controlled by the American press, which hates him for reasons that have nothing to do with his actions.
"Orbán is not an extremist. He is an extremely talented politician. In the middle of Central Europe, he is entrusted with a flat country of ten million people, surrounded by seven neighboring states. The United States has two neighbors, both of which are insignificant little brothers who provide our country with cheap labor," he said, adding that the Hungarian prime minister has to deal not only with these seven countries, but also with the EU, which requires enormous diplomatic talent.
"I doubt that Viktor Orbán or any Hungarian wants the Russians. Hungary was raided twice, how could I love it? But they have to get along with Moscow, because this huge country will always be here.
You can't just write it off as an evil empire and end the conversation with it. We have to talk to him, we need the energy agreements if they want to exist," he said.
He continued: he trusts that the Hungarian government can handle the United States. A country of ten million people has to smile sometimes even when it's not in the mood. "I value Orbán's political skills," he underlined.
Regarding the "hostility" of the American ambassador in Budapest, David Pressman, and the United States, Tucker Carlson said:
Hungary is a Christian country, even if it is not particularly religious. This is deeply offensive to the United States, which rejects true Christianity and the government specifically hates it
he added.
"Of course, we can wrap it up in all kinds of euphemisms, but that's the point. Although Christianity does not threaten anyone, on the contrary: it is the world's most important civilizational binding force. It has brought me measurably more freedom and happiness to people from Roman times to the present day than any other ideology ever has. It says a lot about them that they despise this. They tell all kinds of lies that Hungary is not democratic. Indeed? The press is much freer here than in the country I came from.
I'm ashamed that we sent a scary little gray like David Pressman here to represent the United States. He does not represent the United States, believe me”
Tucker Carlson emphasized.
He said about the war that
"the United States wants to overthrow the Putin government, it wants regime change".
“He wants to cut out the president and replace him with someone who is comfortable with an American-led world order. To a government like ours, atheistic, anti-God. Some say this is a good goal. I don't agree with him, but even if I did: is this an achievable goal? And what will be the consequence if so? Russia is an extremely complicated place, with many ethnic minorities, religions and the world's largest nuclear arsenal," he said.
When asked whether Russia could be defeated, he answered that Russia is not a gas station with nuclear weapons, but a thousand-year-old country with its own language, culture, and literature.
“It is more united than the United States. The average Russian feels more Russian than the average American feels American. It's a big deal to go to war with such a country. We, on the other hand, are a country that is heading towards bankruptcy at high speed.
According to this week's data, our citizens have accumulated a trillion dollars in credit card debt, our military has deteriorated, and promotions are no longer based on ability or success, but on the basis of race and gender. Of course, I'm the crazy one who dares to ask these questions at all," he said.
MTI / Mandarin
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