Trump and Putin allegedly worried over right-wing ally's likely election loss

MS NOW's Joe Scarborough on Wednesday called on Republicans to intervene as President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly panic over Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's impending election loss on April 12.

Scarborough stated that Trump, Putin, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are "desperately working" to support Orbán, who has eroded democratic institutions.

Polls indicate Orbán faces a decisive defeat despite Trump's public endorsement and direct appeals to Hungarian voters.

Scarborough criticized the administration's alliance with Orbán, calling him an "illiberal thug" working to undermine Western democracy and aid Putin. He specifically targeted Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who recently posted about a clay pigeon shooting trip, urging Republicans to "actually be a patriot and push back on the president supporting an illiberal thug who's helping Vladimir Putin."

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