2 populist European leaders openly hope for a Trump election victory
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European leaders rarely weigh in on U.S. elections before they've taken place, but Hungary's far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has ignored those conventions.
"If Mr. Trump returns, we will open multiple bottles of champagne," Orbán said during a news conference before addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Oct. 10. He also expressed confidence that former President Donald Trump, if reelected, would resolve the Ukraine war before he even takes office — something Trump himself has vowed to do.
Orbán and Trump have a friendly relationship. The Hungarian leader endorsed Trump and visited him at Mar-a-Lago in July after attending a NATO summit in Washington. Trump often speaks warmly of Orbán at political rallies and in media interviews.
Washington — Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe told his workforce on Thursday that he is "deeply concerned" about the impact that an independent review panel's findings about the July assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump will have on the agency's morale, according to a copy of the internal message obtained by CBS News.