Hungarian Premie supports Trump in the decision to close the agency and says that now “it is Europe’s turn to finish the service”
Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Sunday (23.FEV.2025) that USAID (US International Development Agency) is a “monster created to crush, disintegrate and erode the freedom and independence of nations“. In his account no, the prime minister shared an excerpt from a speech made on Saturday (22.FEV) in which he comments on the entity.
In the caption, Orbán says the agency was the “heart of a robust financial and power machine“. He also said that Donald Trump (Republican) “dug a stake in the heart of the empire“And now”It is Europe’s turn to finish the work“.
Since taking office as president of the United States, Trump a package of measures for the dismantling of USAID. The agency, founded in 1961, during the Cold War, was responsible for distributing most US foreign aid to the lowest income countries. The entity managed a budget of $ 40 billion. According to the government, deactivation is aligned with planning to reduce federal spending.
Orbán, who defends the elimination of foreign networks in Hungary, celebrated Trump’s decision. In an interview with a Hungarian state radio in 7.FEV.2025, the prime minister stated that “foreign money cannot be accepted to influence the country’s policy”And that“all money from the United States must be communicated and those who receive it must be punished“.
In this Saturday’s speech, Orbán announced that he will send a commissioner to the United States to collect information on American fund intended for Hungary’s “pseudo-civil public organizations”. Also stated that these funds were used to “buy journalists, judges and prosecutors, politicians, foundations, bureaucratsAnd to impose “a liberal dictatorship of opinion”In the western world.
The Hungarian Premier, which has been in power since 2010, has created an organ to monitor foreign agents. The European Commission accused Hungary of violating European law to justice.
