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Think tank linked to Budapest government wants former US president to pay a visit

Orbán's 11-year tenure as head of govt has been one of the most successful periods in Hungary's history as a democratic country, David Cornstein wrote.

URL copied to clipboard As Donald Trump leaves office, the place that has come to symbolise Brand Trump is Mar-a-Lago – his 20-acre, 128-room private members’ club in Palm Beach, Florida. With much of the Trump business empire heavily indebted and losing money, Mar-a-Lago is one of its few genuine cash cows. According to the Government Accountability Office, the US taxpayer has paid $1m a day for each of the days Trump has spent at Mar-a-Lago. “How much US taxpayers’ money was spent...

US President-elect Biden Nominates Orbán Critic to be CIA Director Joe Biden, president-elect of the United States, has nominated William Burns to be the director of the CIA. Burns, having served under the Bush Administration as well as the Obama Administration, is known to be a major critic of Viktor Orbán. US-Hungarian relations are standing on increasingly shaking ground with the nomination of William Burns as CIA director. Burns is known to have strongly criticized Hungarian prime ministe...

Ceu president says while cornstein publicly vowed to help the university in its dispute, privately he quickly capitulated to orban. >> why would he be unwilling to push for an issue thats so clearly in american interests? >> i dont understand to tell you the truth, but somehow i think mr. cornstein began to think, huh, this is a liberal institution. im closer to a conservative like orban than i am the ideals of the institution. and whats disturbing about that is that shouldnt be the issue. >> re...

>> its a good relationship where we have established the trust with each other and where i can tell him where i think hes making a mistake with what hes doing in a respectful manner. >> reporter: ambassador cornstein soon asked us to stop recording, but off camera we asked him about his recent dinner here with rudy giuliani. he would only say that the men are close personal friends, and that he hadnt even asked giuliani about the purpose of his visit here. throughout the conversation, though, co...

Force the u.s. accredited graduate school central european university, founded and funded by george soros, out of hungary. cau president says that while cornstein publicly vowed to help the university in its dispute, privately he quickly capitulated to orban. >> why would he be unwilling to push for an issue thats so clearly in americans interests? >> i dont understand to tell you the truth, but somehow i think mr. cornstein began to think, huh, this is a liberal institution. im closer to a cons...

Derailing u.s./hungarian relationships. >> reporter: cornsteins office declined a cnn request for an interview citing the ambassadors busy schedule, but when by chance we bumped into him at a budapest restaurant he sat with us and let us ask a couple of questions on our cell phones. >> what do you say to people who say that youre too friendly with prime minister orban? whats your response to that? >> my response is the same as if you asked me about my relationship with my wife. were married 50 y...

To the appointment of ambassador david cornstein, an 81-year-old jewelry magnet from new york city with no relevant political experience beyond a decades old friendship with the president. >> i became a diplomat. who the hell would have figured that. i became a diplomat. >> reporter: political appointees on both sides of the aisle are often inexperienced and sometimes ineffective, but cornstein has a direct line of communication with the president. he was instrumental in arranging a white house ...

Hes doing in a respectful manner. >> reporter: ambassador cornstein soon asked us to stop recording, but off camera we asked him about his recent dinner here with rudy giuliani. he would only say that the men are close personal friends and that he hadnt even asked giuliani about the purpose of his visit here. throughout the conversation, though, cornstein seemed unfazed by criticism that has come his way. he told us simply, i report to one man only, and that is the president of the united states...