DALLAS, TEXAS - AUGUST 04: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC held at the Hilton Anatole on August 04, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. CPAC began in 1974, and is a conference that brings together and hosts conservative organizations, activists, and world leaders in discussing current events and future political agendas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Republicans drew criticism last week after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday.
Orban was warmly welcomed by the crowd in Dallas, Texas, but he is known to be a controversial figure on the international scene. Just last week he made comments regarding racial purity, causing one of his longtime advisers to resign.
“This is why [Europeans] have always fought,” Orban said. “We are willing to mix with one another, but we do not want to become peoples of mixed race.”
Orban has also previously contended that same-sex couples should be unable to adopt children and that Muslims threaten Christianity. He has also advocated for the removal of LGBTQ content in the classrooms.
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