It is not difficult to see why the two countries have grown closer during the Trump administration. Hungary was one of the countries to join the U.S. in withdrawing from the U.N. global pact on migration last year. The Hungarian government, the official said, indicated it was willing to work with the Obama administration on U.S. concerns about what was going on in Hungary domestically. Szijjarto said Hungary has no issue with Trump’s push for nations to meet commitments to spend 2 percent of GDP on defense. Trump’s aggressive stance with NATO allies, including reports that he has considered withdrawing from the alliance, has led to criticism he is weakening NATO.

Source: Fox News April 16, 2019 19:41 UTC