Elon Musk uses the slogan of the Hungarian EU Presidency in his latest post
It might sound strange to hear or read that an American billionaire wants to make Europe great again. However, since that slogan and its variations became part of the Transatlantic political rhetoric and Elon Musk has dived deep into the pool of politics recently, one can understand the context.
Orbán delighted to read the latest post of X-owner Elon Musk
Balázs Orbán, the Hungarian prime minister’s political director, spotted a recent tweet of X-owner Elon Musk, saying “Make Europe Great Again”. The slogan is well-known for Trump’s MAGA movement, standing for Make America Great Again.
The Hungarian EU presidency used the European version of that slogan with which Orbán and his government also made it clear who they support in the race for the White House.
“It seems Elon Musk likes the slogan of the Hungarian EU presidency”, the prime minister’s political director, Balázs Orbán, wrote in a Facebook post. Orbán caused public outrage in Hungary after saying that Ukraine should have surrendered to the Russian invasion and added the Hungarian 1956 anti-Soviet freedom fight as a historical example of why a weaker nation should throw away weapons when facing the attack of a stronger party.
Musk to serve in the new Trump administration
Elon Musk probably did not learn about that statement from Orbán, who does not have family ties to the Hungarian prime minister despite their shared surname. He later shared another post on X explaining what he meant by MEGA. Musk has written “So many people in Europe lack hope for the future or think Europe is “bad” in some way. Pervasive pessimism. This will lead to the end of Europe. Therefore, it must change.”
Musk will be Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (Doge). The Hungarian presidency of the European Union started on 1 July and ended on 31 December. From 1 January, Poland took over the EU presidency. Afterwards, the traditionally friendly Polish-Hungarian relationships hit rock bottom due to the Hungarian government’s attitude towards Russia and the political asylum granted by Budapest to former Polish Justice Minister Marcin Romanowski. Hungarian media outlets wrote that Romanowski was living now in Budapest, and that the Hungarian ambassador in Warsaw stood under a diplomatic boycott, an unprecedented state in the Hungarian-Polish relationship. According to 444.hu, the Polish government may even expel Mr Íjgyártó.
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