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Former President Barack Obama rubbed the Trump administration’s nose in its own failure in the wake of the Hungarian election.

President Donald Trump dispatched Vice President JD Vance to Europe to whip up support for autocrat Viktor Orbán, whose 16 years in power came to an end with a landslide victory for rival Péter Magyar on Sunday.

“The victory of the opposition in Hungary yesterday, like the Polish election in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not just in Europe but around the world,” Obama wrote in the wake of Vance’s mission to central Europe. “Most of all, it’s a testament to the resilience and determination of the Hungarian people—and a reminder to all of us to keep striving for fairness, equality and the rule of law.”

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[-] BussyGyatt@feddit.org 35 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

...obama hopeposting wthout reference to vance is 'twisting the knife'? fucc outta here with this nothingburger-posing-as-journalism clickbait bullshit. dailybeast should be banned.

[-] prole 5 points 3 months ago

Modern "journalism" is such shit

[-] Godric@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

It's actual fucking garbage.

[-] mrdown@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

He shouñd have called Vance action as it is : election interference in another country. A breach of Hungrey sovereignity

[-] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Please link the archive of the article

[-] lolo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

https://archive.ph/hBDqv

Here you go.

You can also make an archive link yourself. Just go to an archive host, like archive.ph, and paste the link you want to read. Super easy and then you don’t have to wait :)

[-] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I'm not sure what you're talking about. The existing link works just fine.

[-] littlewonder@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Hello, friend. I'm not sure what interface you're using, but try clicking the title of the post. I know sometimes on my setup I can miss that there's a link when there's a text post as well.

Just in case it's still not working for you: https://www.thedailybeast.com/barack-obama-twists-the-knife-after-jd-vances-humiliation/

[-] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

I guess I should have more clear, link works but I don't subscribe so cannot read the article.

[-] BussyGyatt@feddit.org 4 points 3 months ago

prepend "archive.is/" before a url to bypass most paywalls. prepare to be underwhelmed with the 'article'

[-] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yes, you should have been more clear and asked for the archive link in the first place. Instead you asked for a link that was already posted and then edited your comment asking for the archive link 16 hours later.

[-] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

For shame..show me precisely where he touched you

[-] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)
[-] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

Now u got me intrigued..

Can we get back to flirting..?

[-] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

It's not about America.

It never was.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Obama said something inspirational and canned while risking nothing. Can’t upset the apple cart.

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