Hungary's Orbán to meet with Trump, not Biden, on visit to US courting foreign policy

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is expected to visit former President Donald Trump at his Florida home of Mar-a-Lago on Friday but is not scheduled to meet with President Biden or visit the White House during his trip courting potential foreign policy in the U.S.

The visit was first reported last week by The New York Times.

Orbán’s trip to the U.S. comes without an invitation from the White House, according to The Guardian. The Hungarian prime minister is expected to speak at a panel with the leader of the conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation on Thursday before heading to Trump's West Palm Beach estate.

Orbán, who has been in office since 2010, has promoted what he calls "illiberal democracy" and has been criticized by international observers, including the U.S. State Department, for leading an increasingly autocratic system in Hungary, including allegations that he has rolled back minority rights, seized control of the judiciary and media and manipulated the country's election system to remain in power, according to The Associated Press.

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