Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham stated that President Trump's recent meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán indicates his desire to become a dictator.
Grisham expressed her opinion that Trump aims to be powerful, tough on his own people, unkind to allies, and indifferent to defending others, leading her to believe he wants to rule as a dictator. said in an interview on CNN.
President Biden went after Trump for his meeting with the Eastern European leader at a campaign event in Pennsylvania.
At a campaign event in Pennsylvania, Biden criticized Trump for meeting with the Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán, who has openly expressed skepticism about democracy and is seeking a dictatorship.
Grisham also mentioned that Trump always looked forward to engaging with leaders such as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who have faced criticism for their authoritarian tendencies, similar to Orbán.
Orbán visited Trump's residence in Florida and shared a photo of their meeting on Facebook.
Orbán shared a picture with Trump at his home and captioned it, "Meeting with President Donald Trump. Make America great again, Mr. President!"
The former president has often praised Orbán, who has emerged as a significant figure among the American right.
“There is a great man, a great leader in Europe — Viktor Orbán,” Trump said at a January rally. “He is the Prime Minister of Hungary. He is a very great leader, a very strong man. Some people don’t like him because he’s too strong.”
