Thursday 4 August 2022 09:49 PM Hungarian PM Viktor Orban receives hero's welcome at CPAC Texas despite racism ... trends now
Hardline Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban received a hero's welcome at a major conservative conference in Texas on Thursday, as he urged the American right to learn from his multiple election successes.
He implored his audience not to pull their punches in a culture war with globalizing liberals.
And he described how Hungarian state institutions defined marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
But he made no mention of the racism controversy that followed him to the U.S., after promised to prevent Hungary becoming a 'mixed race' nation.
Instead he said supporters needed to trust their Judeo-Christian tradition and face down criticism from opponents in uncompromising style.
'We have to be brave enough to address even the most sensitive questions, migration, gender and the clash of civilizations,' he told the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas.
'Don't worry, a Christian politician cannot be racist.
'So we should never hesitate to heavily challenge our opponents on these issues. Be sure Christian values protect us from going too far.'
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was the main attraction on the first day of the conservative CPAC conference in Dallas, Texas. He set out the anti-immigration, law and order, and pro-family policies that have helped him to four election victories
Orban set out his views on family values and law enforcement in stark terms: 'We decided we don't need more genders - we need more rangers 'Less drag queens and more Chuck Norris'
Orban's appearance was controversial soon after being accused of racism and of making light of the Nazi's use of gas chambers in World War Two
Plenty disagree. His anti-immigration, white nationalist stance coupled with autocratic attitudes to the media and opponents have cast a shadow over eastern Europe, amid questions about whether he is too close to Russia's Vladimir Putin.
Yet his multiple election successes make him hugely popular with Trumpist elements of the American right.
He was the headline speaker at the conference on Thursday. Other speakers will include former President Donald Trump, firebrand Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. Sean Hannity of Fox News and GOP candidates celebrating primary victories earlier this week.
Orban's speech was titled 'How we fight' and he described how his pro-family, anti-immigrant agenda had proved popular at home.
'Politics, my friends is not enough,' he told his audience. 'This war is a culture war.'
And he said law enforcement played a key role.
'Another factor of our success is that my government is devoted to law and order without compromise,' he said.
'We decided we don't need more genders - we need more rangers
'Less drag queens and more Chuck Norris,' he said to laughter.
'We believe we believe there is no freedom without order. If there is no order, you'll get chaos.'
He also laid out red meat for a conservative crowd, describing how state institutions were obliged to protect the nation's Christian
