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CBS News reports:
Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, rumored to be one of former President Donald Trump’s vice-presidential contenders, said Sunday that the U.S “could learn from” some decisions made by authoritarian Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, including controversial policies related to dealing with dissidents at universities. Orbán, who is revered in some hardline conservative circles, seized control of state universities, a move that critics say has extended his government’s right-wing influence.
“Universities are part of a social contract in this country. They educate our children. They produce important intellectual property,” Vance added. “They get a lot of money because of it, but if they’re not educating our children well, and they’re layering the next generation down in mountains of student debt, then they’re not meeting their end of the bargain. I think it’s totally reasonable to say there needs to be a political solution to that problem.”
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Q: Viktor Orbán seized control of universities and put them in foundations that were run by his allies. He rewrote the Constitution, he neutered the courts, and he has tried to control the media. Is that what you’re advocating for in the US?
Trump VP contender Vance: I think… pic.twitter.com/1DOl2z69yL
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) May 19, 2024
CBS News: Hungary’s Viktor Orbán seized control of universities rewrote the Constitution and neutered the courts.
Is that what you’re advocating for in the US?
JD Vance: I think Orbán made smart decisions that we could learn from in the US.
pic.twitter.com/suGhFIUOdS— The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) May 19, 2024