President Trump welcomed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to the White House in what has been billed as a consequential meeting for the two conservative leaders nearly a year into Trump’s second administration.
Much of the visit centered around Orbán’s request that Trump provide Hungary with an exemption to continue importing Russian oil not subject to U.S. sanctions.
Trump also used the meeting to address domestic issues, including his administration’s message on affordability and his calls for Senate Republicans to abolish the filibuster.
Here are five takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Orbán.
Trump, Orbán exchange pleasantries
The public portion of the bilateral meeting doubled as a love-fest of sorts between Trump and Orbán, who have long been seen as political allies on the

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