Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday that Hungary will follow the lead of US President Donald Trump and designate Antifa, the nebulous far-left anti-fascist group that is more an ideology than a formal group, as a terrorist organization.
Orbán, who has hollowed out Hungary’s civic institutions over his 15 years in power, said he was “pleased” with Trump’s decision to list Antifa as a “major terrorist organization” in the US, and that Hungary would do the same.
“Antifa is a terrorist organization,” Orbán told state radio. “The time has also come in Hungary for organizations like Antifa to be classified as terrorist organizations, following the American example.”
Orbán, a champion of what he calls “illiberal democracy,” is often credited with inspiring Trump’s playbook for government. Orbán has become a darling to MAGA conservatives, and the president has praised him as a “very great leader” and “very strong man.” While Trump administration critics accuse the president of deploying tactics used in Hungary, Orbán’s announcement shows that the relationship can go both ways.
In an early-morning tirade on Thursday during his state visit to Britain, Trump wrote on Truth Social that he is designating Antifa, which he called a “sick, dangerous, radical left disaster,” as a terror organization. In the days after the killing of Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist, the president has sought to channel conservative anger into efforts to go after his rivals.
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