Rubio plugs Orbán's bid for another term after April elections during a visit to Budapest

Lucian Nemoiu

(16 Feb 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Budapest, Hungary - 16 February 2026 1. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán arriving for press conference 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State: "I’m going to be very blunt with you. The prime minister and the president have a very, very close personal relationship and working relationship. And I think it has been incredibly beneficial to the relationship between our two countries.