‘Golden age’: Rubio praises Orbán ahead of Hungary election

(Milena Wälde – Politico) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest Monday and declared a “golden age” in bilateral relations as Hungary heads toward an April parliamentary election. In a joint press conference on the final stop of his European tour, Rubio praised a partnership that he said is “as close as I can possibly imagine it being,” stressing President Donald Trump’s “extraordinarily close relationship” with the Hungarian leader and arguing that “your success is our success.”. He added that it is in Washington’s national interest for Hungary to thrive “as long as you’re prime minister,” saying the two countries have “not even scratched the surface of what we can achieve together.” – ‘Golden age’: Rubio praises Orbán ahead of Hungary election – POLITICO