YOUR CALL, KALW PUBLIC MEDIA - THE AUTHORITARIAN PLAYBOOK: HUNGARIANS WARN THOSE LIVING UNDER TRUMP
- Nov 12, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: Jul 7
Since 2010, Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party have consolidated power, dismantled checks and balances, and taken control of universities, civil society, and the media. Pro-Orban groups now control 80 percent of the country’s media, according to Reporters Without Borders. On Friday, Donald Trump met with Orban, a close ally, at the White House.
What can we learn from Hungarians about resisting authoritarianism and what's to come?
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