Politics: Trump’s Obsession with Autocrat Viktor Orbán Explained

The John Johnston Lounge · Apr 12, 2026 · 13m

John Johnston (JJ) reacts to authoritarian expert Anne Applebaum, who discusses with The Bulwark’s Tim Miller how the Trump administration has been copying the increasingly authoritarian playbook of Viktor Orbán in Hungary.

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Referenced video:

Trump Wants to Invent a Fake Reality (w/ Anne Applebaum) | The Bulwark Podcast…