Trump Envies Evil
Viktor Orban (Hungary)
2024-03-08 Trump called Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban “fantastic” while hosting him at Mar-a-Lago.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/08/politics/trump-orban-mar-a-lago
2024-04-26 Trump praised Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban again.
2024-09-10 Trump praised Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban during a presidential candidate debate.
2025-11-08 Trump met with his idol Viktor Orban to discuss granting Hungary an exemption on Russian oil and gas sanctions.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/07/trump-orban-hungary-russian-oil
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/europe/orban-trump-oil-sanctions-hungary-latam-intl
2026-02-13 Trump endorsed Viktor Orban ahead of their upcoming elections in April. Trump also sent Rubio and Vance to visit him.
https://www.themarysue.com/donald-trump-endorses-russian-aligned-viktor-orban-for-hungary-pm/
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5737415-donald-trump-endorses-viktor-orban-hungary/
Vladimir Putin (Russia)
2025-04-14 Trump praised Vladimir Putin numerous times (article).
Jair Bolsonaro (Brazil)
2025-07-08 Trump posted a message on Truth Social about Bolsonaro, calling the arrest among other things a “witch hunt”.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114820873191783674
2025-09-11 Bolsonaro (Brazil) was sentenced to 27 years for a coup after the 2022 election. Trump spoke out, calling him a “good man”. The headline for a New York Times article read “On Even of Election, Bolsonaro’s Party Attacks Brazil’s Voting System” and below the caption read, “Four days before Brazilians vote, President Jair Bolsonaro’s political party formally claimed, without evidence, that government employees could alter ballots”.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/world/americas/election-bolsonaro-brazil-fraud.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xrqxk9p4xo
Benjamin Netanyahu (Israel)
2025-09-29 Trump posted out a warm welcome for Netanyahu on Truth Social.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115288486061498188
Israeli Investors
2025-09-18 During an interview, the Israeli Minister said Gaza would be a “real-estate bonanza” after the war. An article quoted Smotrich saying he started negotiations with the US on how to divide Gaza, claiming there was a business plan sitting on Trump’s desk, and declaring the “demolition phase” was complete.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/18/middleeast/israel-smotrich-gaza-land-intl
Hitler
2025-06-03 A news outlet reported that Trump kept a copy of Adolf Hitler speeches next to his bedside.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/us/politics/trump-antisemitism.html