The West is fuming after Orbán’s reaction to the retirement of George Soros

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Viktor Orbán in Brussels. Photo: facebook.com/orbanviktor/photos

News broke over the weekend that George Soros had handed over control of his USD 25 billion business to his son Alexander Soros. Obviously, the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán could not let this slide without adding his own opinion. He did so with only two words and a GIF, but it prompted many politicians all over the EU to react as well.

Alexander Soros took over the leadership of the Open Society Foundations from his father George Soros in December. He is the only family member of the Soros Fund Management investment committee, which oversees the foundation and the family’s money, napi.hu reports. Alexander Soros told The Wall Street Journal that he and his father are like-minded, but that he would like to take up other causes, such as supporting voting rights, abortion rights and gender equality.

Orbán reacted, Pressman did not let it pass without a word

The Hungarian Prime Minister reacted to the news with an iconic scene from the film The Godfather:

The US Ambassador to Hungary, David Pressman, posted the following on Twitter:

Others also criticised Orbán

Michael Roth, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag and member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), wrote on his Twitter page, “Just disgusting, Mr. Orban is a shame for Europe”.

Daniel Freund, German Green MEP, also criticised the PM’s unusual reaction. “Look at this tweet. And then tell me who’s the mobster,” he wrote in his post.

What is more, Politico even accused the Hungarian government of spreading an anti-Semitic narrative.

We reported earlier today that according to Latvia’s new President, Edgars Rinkēvičs, Hungary is not the main obstacle to Ukraine’s NATO accession. Read the full article HERE.

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