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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 that's so clearly in american interests? >> i don't understand to tell you the truth, but somehow i think mr. cornstein began to think, huh, this is a liberal institution. i'm closer to a conservative like orban than i am the ideals of the institution. and what's disturbing about that is that shouldn't be the issue. >> reporter: for the government here, his appointment has been a gift bringing hungary back into the...

Derailing u.s./hungarian relationships. >> reporter: cornstein's office declined a cnn request for an interview citing the ambassador's 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 you're too friendly with prime minister orban? what's your response to that? >> my response is the same as if you asked me about my relationship with my wife. we're married 50 years, and we have a good relationship, but we have our days where they're not so good, and we'l...

Modeled himself on president trump, that he values his bizza business acumen, cultivating personal relationships much more than traditional diplomatic norms. like the president, he also loves to play golf. we asked him where he'll be for the holidays, he told us in palm beach spending time with the president. >> viktor orban, a lot to be learned about what a -- i guess authoritarian's too strong, but not a friendly person in charge there. >> thanks clarissa. house lawmakers are about to take the next steps in impeachment. a critical hearing starts shortly ahead of tomorrow's historic vote. (...

Clarissa ward reports. >> reporter: it was an independence day to remember. hosted by one of president trump's oldest friends, the u.s. ambassador to hungary, david cornstein. >> reporter: like the president, cornstein enjoys putting on a show. singer paul anka was flown in to serenade the guest of honor, hu hungary's far right authoritarian leader, viktor orb orban. >> and it is my distinct pleasure and my great honor to introduce my partner and my friend, the prime minister of hungary our guest of honor, viktor orban. >> reporter: four years ago such a fawning display would have been unthink...