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TommyT139

(2,400 posts)
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 05:22 PM 20 hrs ago

Hungary's New Leader Reveals Viktor Orban Was Paying CPAC

Source: The New Republic

Peter Magyar called the payments a "crime" and said his government would stop the funds.

Turns out the Hungarian government has been bankrolling the Conservative Political Action Conference for years.

Peter Magyar, who unseated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban Sunday in a landslide, told reporters Monday that the outbound leader had diverted Hungarian taxpayer funds toward financing the American Republican conference.

Magyar noted that his government will be investigating Orban's expenditures, and will no longer finance CPAC or other right-wing institutions abroad.

Read more: https://newrepublic.com/post/209035/hungary-prime-minister-victor-orban-paying-cpac



No paywall: https://archive.ph/rwNXz
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Edited to fix subject line, because in the copying & pasting, my device omitted the "a"-with-accent from Orban's name, as spelled in the New Republic headline.
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Edited again because DU wasn't recognizing the "a"-with-accent either. Peter Magyar's name has a similar issue.
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Hungary's New Leader Reveals Viktor Orban Was Paying CPAC (Original Post) TommyT139 20 hrs ago OP
Oh dear...... Turbineguy 20 hrs ago #1
From the Republican Party. KPN 19 hrs ago #13
Fat chance of THAT! 70sEraVet 18 hrs ago #29
Much of Orban's political slush fund blue-wave 17 hrs ago #37
That explains JV Dance boosting his reelection Hey Joe 20 hrs ago #2
Always has been, always will be. Karasu 18 hrs ago #20
I wonder what his cut was Diraven 18 hrs ago #25
Tip of the iceberg. AloeVera 20 hrs ago #3
ding. this. AllaN01Bear 19 hrs ago #15
For some reason..... FarPoint 9 hrs ago #47
And, far more pervasive that we want to believe. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 6 hrs ago #49
Was Orban in Epstein's orbit? BattleRow 3 hrs ago #56
Not that I know of. AloeVera 3 hrs ago #57
Yep,like goulash and gumbo BattleRow 2 hrs ago #59
So that's why some of them were so chummy with Orban radical noodle 20 hrs ago #4
We MUST have a progressive candidate in 2028 who'll use the long arm of the law to nail these fuckers Ponietz 20 hrs ago #5
Absolutely. For me, that's a "litmus test". KPN 19 hrs ago #16
The ghost of Merrick Garland will forever wander the halls of the DOJ wolfie001 18 hrs ago #33
It's up to us to make sure that doesn't happen. pat_k 10 hrs ago #46
Based on CPAC'd dying audience and Orban's massive loss.... Blue Owl 20 hrs ago #6
Praise the Lord! travelingthrulife 4 hrs ago #54
And the American taxpayer financed their trips to Hungary! debsy 20 hrs ago #7
Another means of exposure for the Republicans. Buddyzbuddy 19 hrs ago #8
It's still illegal Diraven 18 hrs ago #26
And yet the PACs exisist and the money finds it's way into politicians pockets. Buddyzbuddy 12 hrs ago #44
Bribery and corruption in high places? Aussie105 19 hrs ago #9
What a Schlapp in the face!! nt moniss 19 hrs ago #10
A crook bankrolling crooks. Whodathunkit? oasis 19 hrs ago #11
And did he even ONCE thank them for their generosity? AloeVera 18 hrs ago #22
CPAC had their annual meeting over there in Hungary last year, or the year before FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #12
Yes. In all the quotes from Magyar I've seen, he was referring to Orban funding CPAC Hungary, NOT the US version. n/t Emrys 16 hrs ago #39
Oh.......That's different.... LeftInTX 20 min ago #65
This has go be so hugely public! Akakoji 19 hrs ago #14
Well well well. calimary 19 hrs ago #17
Geez, This looks like what they always said about George Soros, except Fascist and true. NBachers 19 hrs ago #18
Soros would have to be a secret quadrillionaire in order to be responsible for everything they've ever accused him of. Karasu 18 hrs ago #21
Soros is an American citizen Diraven 18 hrs ago #27
100% correct. All the more reason the 30 years of GOP conspiracies around him are fucking stupid. Karasu 18 hrs ago #28
And 30 years younger... thought crime 14 hrs ago #42
Every accusation is a confession underpants 18 hrs ago #32
Does a bear poop in the woods?!? BigmanPigman 18 hrs ago #19
Hungary should set an example BaronChocula 18 hrs ago #23
Well Hell Orbon WAS the keynote speaker in Dallas flying_wahini 18 hrs ago #24
Holy Crap!! louis-t 18 hrs ago #30
Almost like a vast right wing conspiracy nt hibbing 18 hrs ago #31
Unsurprisingly, the same sort of people who spent the last 100 years... JHB 18 hrs ago #34
No wonder the repukes were kissing his ass sakabatou 17 hrs ago #35
Well how about that ..............now lets look at trumps bank statements since old Victor went to Mar A Lago....... turbinetree 17 hrs ago #36
Nice. When it comes to MAGAts money talks and decency walks. Martin68 16 hrs ago #38
That is one expensive/elaborate way to have a Grindr hookup. Crowman2009 16 hrs ago #40
So Putin was giving Orban money so as to pay for those clowns @ CPAC in order to weaken America? Botany 15 hrs ago #41
Yes. All Orban's money comes from Putin, so... yardwork 1 hr ago #61
I have an old friend who I dearly love who repeats the made up story that Orban and the right wing pushed ... Botany 1 hr ago #62
That fear is understandable on several levels. yardwork 1 hr ago #63
Much of America was built on racism, genocide, brutality, slavery, and some really fucked up kind of Botany 1 hr ago #64
Bannon got busted! He needs to be dragged before the Hague! Initech 13 hrs ago #43
At this point EVERY single Rethug is a traitor to the US. They are Russian assets and need to be jailed. cayugafalls 11 hrs ago #45
It's bad enough that Hungary offered the money... perdita9 8 hrs ago #48
This not a one and done thing. Russian money this time was washed through Hungry and its dictator Botany 6 hrs ago #50
Do we actually have any journalist or an opposition? Trump and JD helping Orban should have been a major scandal. Doodley 5 hrs ago #51
J.D. Vance and Trump told Orban either to his face (Vance) or by phone (Trump) that they loved him. Botany 5 hrs ago #53
Hope NYT finds room for this story. Kid Berwyn 5 hrs ago #52
Why be surprised about this. It is the GOP mantra Scalded Nun 4 hrs ago #55
How much RUSSIAN money has been give to CPAC ? republianmushroom 2 hrs ago #58
After midterms, time for Congress to go after GOP party maliaSmith 2 hrs ago #60

blue-wave

(5,329 posts)
37. Much of Orban's political slush fund
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 09:19 PM
17 hrs ago

comes from Russian oil. It comes from the Kremlin. Just sayin. Hillary was/is spot on!!

Hey Joe

(669 posts)
2. That explains JV Dance boosting his reelection
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 05:33 PM
20 hrs ago

campaign.
CPAC is just a financing arm for fascism.

FarPoint

(14,852 posts)
47. For some reason.....
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 04:28 AM
9 hrs ago

i always thought it was illegal to receive foreign monies for political reasons....but then I'm not so great at following limits and since laws since Citizen United.

AloeVera

(4,314 posts)
57. Not that I know of.
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 11:03 AM
3 hrs ago

It was likely quid pro quo, not blackmail. I guess we can't rule anything out though.

BattleRow

(2,539 posts)
59. Yep,like goulash and gumbo
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 11:42 AM
2 hrs ago

Last edited Wed Apr 15, 2026, 12:27 PM - Edit history (1)

..Ya never know just what ingredients may or may not be cooking "in the stew."..or who the chef in the kitchen may just be.

radical noodle

(10,616 posts)
4. So that's why some of them were so chummy with Orban
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 05:38 PM
20 hrs ago

Keep him in power and let the $$$$ roll in.

Ponietz

(4,363 posts)
5. We MUST have a progressive candidate in 2028 who'll use the long arm of the law to nail these fuckers
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 05:50 PM
20 hrs ago

A right-leaning Democrat with deep AIPAC connections will “look forward and move on.”

pat_k

(13,465 posts)
46. It's up to us to make sure that doesn't happen.
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 03:28 AM
10 hrs ago

It's all the "looking forward, not back," that paved the road to our current hell.

Blue Owl

(59,263 posts)
6. Based on CPAC'd dying audience and Orban's massive loss....
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 06:09 PM
20 hrs ago

The Xtian Nationalist movement is dying a slow, painful death!

Buddyzbuddy

(2,723 posts)
8. Another means of exposure for the Republicans.
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 06:35 PM
19 hrs ago

Clear example of foreign influence on the Republican policy makers. And once again Citizens United rears it's ugly head.

Diraven

(1,923 posts)
26. It's still illegal
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 07:51 PM
18 hrs ago

For foreign governments to contribute to US political parties. Even with Citizens United.

Buddyzbuddy

(2,723 posts)
44. And yet the PACs exisist and the money finds it's way into politicians pockets.
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 01:50 AM
12 hrs ago

Russia
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Hungary
Qatar

Nobody is enforcing the laws on the books. That is the reality.

oasis

(53,758 posts)
11. A crook bankrolling crooks. Whodathunkit?
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 06:43 PM
19 hrs ago

His pal, J.D. Vance needs to let the public know what he thinks about that.

FakeNoose

(41,882 posts)
12. CPAC had their annual meeting over there in Hungary last year, or the year before
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 07:02 PM
19 hrs ago

Doesn't surprise me at all to hear that Orban was filling up their coffers. Probably Putin is too, if he has anything left.

Emrys

(9,163 posts)
39. Yes. In all the quotes from Magyar I've seen, he was referring to Orban funding CPAC Hungary, NOT the US version. n/t
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 09:59 PM
16 hrs ago

NBachers

(19,476 posts)
18. Geez, This looks like what they always said about George Soros, except Fascist and true.
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 07:12 PM
19 hrs ago

There’s way more of this skullduggery to come out, be sure.

And, once again, everything they accused us of was projection of their own crimes.

Karasu

(2,010 posts)
21. Soros would have to be a secret quadrillionaire in order to be responsible for everything they've ever accused him of.
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 07:30 PM
18 hrs ago

Diraven

(1,923 posts)
27. Soros is an American citizen
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 07:53 PM
18 hrs ago

It's totally legal for him to contribute to US political campaigns. It is definitely not legal for foreign governments.

Karasu

(2,010 posts)
28. 100% correct. All the more reason the 30 years of GOP conspiracies around him are fucking stupid.
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 07:58 PM
18 hrs ago

Many of those conspiracies, of course, suggest that he is actually not a citizen. So much of everything goes back to “da illegals” for these people.

JHB

(38,254 posts)
34. Unsurprisingly, the same sort of people who spent the last 100 years...
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 08:18 PM
18 hrs ago

Last edited Tue Apr 14, 2026, 10:37 PM - Edit history (1)

...railing against "international communist conspiracy" have themselves formed an international fascist conspiracy.

turbinetree

(27,606 posts)
36. Well how about that ..............now lets look at trumps bank statements since old Victor went to Mar A Lago.......
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 08:57 PM
17 hrs ago

and basically gave the traitor the playbook to take down a democracy............with help from what's his name in Russia...............

Botany

(77,507 posts)
41. So Putin was giving Orban money so as to pay for those clowns @ CPAC in order to weaken America?
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 11:14 PM
15 hrs ago

Nice. Kind of like installing Trump as POTUS to weaken America too.

Botany

(77,507 posts)
62. I have an old friend who I dearly love who repeats the made up story that Orban and the right wing pushed ...
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 12:36 PM
1 hr ago

…. and still pushes that Men (mostly white) are under some kind of attack and our rights are
being taken away by some kind of conspiracy. Putin feeding some of his oil money to the
right wing anti LGBT dictator friendly Orban crowd in Hungry that they pass on to CPAC is part
of Russia’s war on Western Democracies. Tucker Carlson and others push “the White Men are
under attack” meme too.

yardwork

(69,446 posts)
63. That fear is understandable on several levels.
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 12:47 PM
1 hr ago

If we look at the U.S. as a nation built on the mythology of white Christian men hewing a civilization from the God-given wilderness, the fears of the right wing make sense.

The country's culture is built around the idea of male white supremacy. Non-whites are viewed as inferior, whose proper roles are to serve white people. Women are viewed as inferior, whose proper roles are to serve men. Children are viewed as the property of their fathers.

Every advance in civil and human rights since the Civil War has chipped away at that false mythology. If Black people aren't slaves, does that mean they're equal to white people?! If women can vote, hold paying jobs, have their own bank accounts, and support themselves does that mean they're equal to men?! If people can live openly as the spouses of people of the same sex, does that mean that gender roles aren't immutable?! If schools can teach about these things how will parents pass on the mythology to their children?! Etc.

Every advance is a blow to the myth.

Botany

(77,507 posts)
64. Much of America was built on racism, genocide, brutality, slavery, and some really fucked up kind of
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 01:12 PM
1 hr ago

…. Christianity that told followers that God made black, brown, and native peoples less worthy
by not looking like Northern European folk and that real Christians shouldn’t do certain things
too. This is why Ben Franklin left New England for Philadelphia because he couldn’t stand the
Puritans.



cayugafalls

(5,963 posts)
45. At this point EVERY single Rethug is a traitor to the US. They are Russian assets and need to be jailed.
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 03:09 AM
11 hrs ago

Jailed tried and executed for treason against the United States.

I'm done dancing around it.

perdita9

(1,354 posts)
48. It's bad enough that Hungary offered the money...
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 05:55 AM
8 hrs ago

...but truly shocking that the Republicans accepted it.

It was a misuse of taxpayer funds originating from a fascist regime.

I'm so old I remember when the Republican party had honesty and integrity.

Botany

(77,507 posts)
50. This not a one and done thing. Russian money this time was washed through Hungry and its dictator
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 08:03 AM
6 hrs ago

…. Orban and fed into American right wing political or media operations in order to spread
lies, propaganda, and social unrest over @ what many times are not really problems such as
the threat from Transgender people, the dangers of the COVID vaccine, and that men in America
are under attack. In 2016 and 2018 the NRA got tens of millions of dollars to fund Republican
Senate races.

Trump knows he will get some extra sugar from Vlad Putin now that Russia is selling its oil @
higher prices.

Russia funding the nutballs @ CPAC is designed to weaken America. I have often wondered
what are the links between Russia and News Corp. aka Fox News?

Doodley

(11,965 posts)
51. Do we actually have any journalist or an opposition? Trump and JD helping Orban should have been a major scandal.
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 08:25 AM
5 hrs ago

Even if no money is involved, if properly highlighted, it should ring alarm bells to every voter in America, because Orban represents everything that isn't supposed to be an American value, but I bet you only about 1 in 10 people even noticed.

Botany

(77,507 posts)
53. J.D. Vance and Trump told Orban either to his face (Vance) or by phone (Trump) that they loved him.
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 09:00 AM
5 hrs ago

“I love Hungary, and I love Viktor. I’m telling you he’s a fantastic man,” Mr. Trump said by phone from Washington, his words blasted around a Budapest concert arena, “I’m a big fan of Viktor. I’m with him all the way.”

Btw after Trump’s endorsement Orban wound up getting crushed in the election.

You are 100% right Vance and Trump’s love for a right wing dictator and all that Russian money
going to America’s right wing and the Republican Party should have been bigger news.

Kid Berwyn

(24,647 posts)
52. Hope NYT finds room for this story.
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 08:50 AM
5 hrs ago

Wasn’t it illegal for foreign nations to provide money to political candidates?

Scalded Nun

(1,711 posts)
55. Why be surprised about this. It is the GOP mantra
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 09:43 AM
4 hrs ago

Spread hate/misinformation and have someone else pay for it.

maliaSmith

(210 posts)
60. After midterms, time for Congress to go after GOP party
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 12:08 PM
2 hrs ago

U.S. law explicitly prohibits foreign nationals, governments, and entities from making contributions, donations, or expenditures in connection with federal, state, or local elections, as outlined in the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA). Additionally, the prohibition extends to soliciting, accepting, or receiving anything of value from foreign sources in relation to U.S. elections, as enforced by the Department of Justice and the Federal Election Commission (FEC). These laws aim to prevent foreign interference and ensure that American elections remain a reflection of the will of U.S. citizens.

GOP party needs to be charged with breaking election laws.

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