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    4 months ago

    “Viktor Orbán is known for destroying Hungarian democracy using techniques Trump has tried to copy,” said David Driesen, a constitutional law professor at Syracuse University, who has written on the capture of democratic institutions by autocratic leaders. “It was surreal to hear Trump cite Orbán’s praise as validation of his own leadership.”

    It wasn’t surreal. That’s . . It was not surreal.

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      I don’t know why at this point, but my jaw dropped when he was verbally sucking off Orbán. I couldn’t believe how much he was glazing that piece of shit, but then I remembered who’s mouth it was coming out of. Donald sure loves that “iron fist” approach to “leadership”

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        Well Harris’ burn before him citing the support of Orban was the most incendiary in the debate. I find it uncanny it’s not shared more. She basically tells him he’s the laying stock of foreign leaders and unable to lead because he’s averse of ‘fact’.

        https://youtu.be/ecGjnR3aNvA?t=8m06s