Ambassador David Pressman arrived in Hungary in 2022, and clashes between him and the Orbán-led Hungarian government have become permanent. Following Trump’s victory, government-close influencers and strongmen wrote that he should go home. One even said he should take his influencers, Ursula von der Leyen and his unnamed “wife”, as well. Pressman held a reception on Wednesday at the US Embassy in Budapest to celebrate democracy, in his words. He also criticised the Orbán cabinet, saying they gambled the US-Hungary relationship during this election. And the consequences are severe.
Fidesz strongman says Pressman should take home his “cute little wife” with von der Leyen
Zsolt Bayer, the owner of party membership card No. 5 in PM Orbán’s Fidesz party, titled his article in government-close Magyar Nemzet, “Pressman, go home!” He wrote about the deep state, woke, cancel culture, and LGBTQ, claiming that the American deep state tried to interfere in Hungary’s domestic policies with the help of Pressman. Bayer called the ambassador a viceroy and said the USA would return to the path of normalcy following Trump’s victory.
Bayer also said Pressman should take his influencers, press, von der Leyen and his “cute little wife”. “It’s over!”, he concluded.
Hungary suffers from PM Orbán’s gambling problem
Yesterday evening, the American ambassador invited the Hungarian press to the Embassy of the United States “to celebrate democracy”. He said he does not do politics and will never comment on partisan politics.
He reminded the participants that they sat in a room where 35 years before President George H.W. Bush had met with young Viktor Orbán hoping for a partnership between the two countries. “It was the promise of democracy that brought our leaders together on that evening, and we gather again in this room tonight to celebrate democracy”.
Concerning the presidential election, he slammed PM Orbán for gambling “with the U.S.-Hungary relationship. A relationship that has been altered by his gamesmanship. The damage caused runs deeper than a four-year term of a President, because it is rooted in an impulse to transform something big and lasting, a relationship between Allies – between strong nations – into something smaller and fleeting.” Later, he added what Orbán did was “gambling with the alliance that secures your safety, like a stack of chips in a game of poker”. He highlighted that Hungary’s allies saw that gambling and added Hungary must swallow somehow the cost of that gambling. “Gambling with our alliance, in the long run, will always be a losing proposition”, he said.
U.S.-Hungary relationship will not be the same
Pressman underscored that no alliances can last for long because gambling will deteriorate trust between the nations, and that kills longstanding commitments.
He also said that the American elections will not change Hungary. “I know American elections matter beyond our borders, but they do not determine your destiny – you do”, he concluded.
The Hungarian government keeps repeating that the economic problems Hungary faces are caused by the ongoing war in Ukraine and the emerging blocks in world trade and politics. Since Trump promised solutions, they suggested that our problems could be solved if Trump won. For example, the Orbán cabinet always submitted and accepted the country’s next budget before June (the 2024 budget was accepted in May 2023). This year was the only exception when Orbán said they would only discuss the budget in November because they wanted to wait for the outcome of the American presidential elections.
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ABC – “Anywhere But China” – That is the motto of the incoming Trump administration. Orban’s whole economic gamble on Chinese investment is headed for failure on multiple levels. Fidesz politicians will keep up their smiles while behind the scenes Trump will be applying screws to Hungary. They were blaming the Biden Administration for pushing the world into blocs while the incoming Trump presidency will promote blocs to an even greater degree. China is at the top of the blacklist and China is already in economic trouble. Trump will apply tariffs on the EU which will cause further economic slowdown in Hungary. There is nothing good coming except if you are so vacuous that assistance in political posturing on LGBTQ issues is somehow at the top of your list of importance.
Who is this moron Zsolt Bayer who has the gall and hypocrisy to say the US is interfering in Hungarian domestic policies when Orban personally has been openly organizing his sleeper cells (euphemistically referred to as “disaspora organizations) in the US to influence US elections?
ICU — so Orbán is why we had a “Trumpquake” and Kamala performed so dismally? 🤣🤣🤣
And, BTW, Zsolt Bayer is a VERY smart man. You obviously are unaware of his weekly political analysis program on HIR TV, as well as his numerous contributions to such Hungarian publications as “Magyar Nemzet” and “Mandiner”. Mr. Bayer is absolutely correct in his position that David Pressman has stuck his nose in Hungary’s domestic business where it doesn’t belong. Pressman is no diplomat! Glad to see he will be packing his bags!
Top of the list forthe most powerful position in the US in trumps cabinet is a gay man- he didn’t get there because of his sexy , but his intelligence. Unlock Kamala was selected for her race but had to be black race to be leader of the free world even though her race is in question.
The people who voted for trump are directly in line with Trump. You will see the killing stopped in Ukraine- I’m sure that won’t stop the haters. Orban is the most admired person in Europe and like the stupid comment the other day – he knows how to talk to trump- that because they both have common sense and the people come first
The little man says,he doesn’t do politics, nor comment on it.
True. What he has been doing in Budapest goes way beyond…I can attest with certainty though.It was not diplomacy.Have a good one! Where ever you may be dear David Pressman.Mene,mene, tekel, upharsin.
Pressman will be quickly replaced by the Trump Administration. Pressman might as well start packing. It is time for Hungarian churches to say a prayer of thanksgiving for Pressman’s departure.
It is only 3 more month and Pressman will be a bad dream.