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The Republican National Convention came to an end on Thursday with former President Donald Trump’s acceptance of the party’s presidential nomination. During his closing speech — which lasted over an hour and a half — Trump touched on various topics with a domestic focus but also spoke about his ally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. On stage, Trump praised Orbán, calling him a champion of “illiberal democracy” in his own country. “Viktor Orbán, prime minister of Hungary, very tough guy,” Trump said. He said Orbán, a repeat visitor to Trump’s Florida compound Mar-a-Lago — including one la…

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