Europe Orban: If Trump wins, we'll open champagne

Hungary's head of government Viktor Orban wants to pop the corks if Donald Trump is re-elected US president. "I know what we will do. We will open several bottles of champagne," he said in Strasbourg when asked what would happen if Trump won the election. The two leaders have been close for some time.

Orban paid a visit to former US President Donald Trump in July, for example, after they had already met in March. At the time, Orban described his host as the "president of peace", while the American praised the Hungarian as the "best leader" ever.

Trump's possible election victory worries many in the EU. This concerns, for example, cooperation within NATO and the question of whether Europe can rely on America's support in an emergency. At times, Trump even threatened to withdraw the USA from the alliance.

SDA