Trump should be isolating Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orban, not feting him at the White House

May 13, 2019

European Parliament elections are right around the corner, and this visit will only elevate the illiberal forces that Orban and his party represent.

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James Kirchick

James Kirchick is a columnist for Tablet magazine and author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington and The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues, and the Coming Dark Age. He has reported from over 40 countries and his writing has appeared in many publications including the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times.

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