Orban hails Hungary-US ties since Trump's return to office in joint briefing alongside Rubio

Описание: (16 Feb 2026)
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Budapest, Hungary - 16 February 2025
1. Pan of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán arriving for press conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State:
"We are entering this golden era of relations between our countries, and not simply because of the alignment of our people, but because of relationship that you have with the president of the United States. I don't think, it is any mystery. It should not be a mystery to anyone here how the president feels about you, how he interacted with you in his first term as president, and now in his second term as president, our relationship grown even closer. And it's important to understand how important the relations between leaders are to the relations between countries. At the end of the day, we are still human, we're still people, and that person-to-person connection that you've established with the president has made all the difference in the world in building this relationship and in hopefully growing this relationship even more.”
3. Wide of Rubio and Orbán during press conference
4. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian) Viktor Orbán, Hungarian Prime Minister:
"Since there has been a new president, there has not been a single point of conflict. I haven't met a single one in our cooperation with the United States. But this has not always been the case. Before, during the administration of the Democrats, we had real conflicts. At that time, we also openly expressed our position. But we were not able to cooperate with that administration. With the current one, we can. But one thing has not changed, the Hungarians always tell you what, why, how we want something, what we object to, what we support, what we ask for. We are a reliable partner because we are straight. This comes from our political culture. We are committed to straight speech. And the way I look at it, the current president of the United States represents the same school also as we do.”
5. Wide of Rubio and Orbán during press conference
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State:
"President Trump is deeply committed to your success, because your success is our success, because this relationship we have here in Central Europe through you is so essential and vital for our national interests in the years to come. If you face financial struggles, if you faced things that are impediments to growth, if you've faced things that threaten the stability of your country, I know that President Trump will be very interested because of your relationship with him, and because of this importance of this country to us, just finding ways to provide assistance if that moment ever were to arise, and obviously with regards to the finances and the like.”
7. Wide of Rubio and Orbán during press conference
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State:
"Look, I’m just telling you guys what it is. The president has an extraordinarily close relationship to the prime minister. He does. And it has had tangible benefits in our relationship. I'm not going to speculate about the future. You know, what happens in this country is up to the voters of this country to determine and decide and we love the people of Hungary. But there's no reason to sugarcoat it, I’m going to be very blunt with you. The prime minister and the president have a very, very close personal relationship and working relationship. And I think it has been incredibly beneficial to the relationship between our two countries.”
9. Rubio and Orbán shaking hands
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