Corruption Toppled Viktor Orbán. Could Donald Trump Be Next?
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The episode discusses the implications of Péter Magyar's anti-corruption campaign that led to the downfall of Viktor Orbán and its relevance to future political strategies in the U.S.
The Washington Roundtable discusses how the anti-corruption candidate Péter Magyar brought down Hungary's autocratic Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, and what implications that victory holds for the far-right movements around the world that Orbán helped embolden. The panel is joined by Kim Lane Scheppele, a Princeton professor who has lived in Hungary and studied its democratic backsliding. Together, they unpack how Magyar’s campaign succeeded by connecting Orbán’s corruption to the everyday struggles of Hungarians, and how that approach might inform Democratic strategy in the 2028 Presidential election. This week’s reading: “ America’s Orange Jesus ,” by Susan B. Glasser “ The Hungarian Election Shows That Even Strongmen Can Lose ,” by Andrew Marantz “ TMZ Gets Political ,” by Paula Mejía “ Who Is the U.S. Negotiating with in Iran? ,” by Sudarsan Raghavan “ ‘The Peace President’ Gets Belligerent with Iran and the Pope ,” by Robin Wright “ How Much Has the War in Iran Depleted the U.S. Missile Supply? ,” by Garrett M. Graff “ How Project Maven Put A.I. Into the Kill Chain ,” by Gideon Lewis-Kraus “ The Extremes of Israeli Public Opinion ,” by Isaac Chotiner The Political Scene draws…
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