Obama about Hungary: populism is very dangerous

The former American president gave an interview to the Spanish public television, TVE, broadcasted on Saturday night. He said that provided the United States and Europe are in unity, they have a significant influence in the world.

According to portfolio.hu, the Biden administration believes in the rule of law and the multilateral agreements, in cooperation, science and human rights. He said that Europeans should expect continuity between his government and the administration of his former vice president.

He said that the upheaval of the right-wing populism cannot be doubted because people do not feel safe. He highlighted that,

currently, the Republican Party is a far-right formation.

They deny climate change, they do not accept election results, but believe in conspiration theories from which the most extreme were spread by Donald Trump – he said about the republicans. He said that even the most developed countries are not immune to such thoughts. “We see this problem in Russia, Turkey, the Philippines and Myanmar. But it seems that it is also a problem in the United States, Spain, Hungary, and Germany.

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Source: portfolio.hu