Opinion: The Dark Prediction Trump Will Make After His MAGA Ally’s Big Loss in Europe

Photo Illustration by Eric Faison/The Daily Beast/Getty Images His best trans-Atlantic buddy just lost bigly. Hungary’s MAGA-friendly leader Viktor Orban got the boot from voters after 16 years in power, despite Trump’s endorsement and a campaign visit from JD Vance. Contrary to expectations, he also delivered a gracious concession—at least for now. What message does Trump take from this defeat ? Not the one you would hope. There’s no way he will allow himself a similar fate should his party lose power in the upcoming midterms. (And let’s be clear, it certainly looks like that will be the case.) In addition to putting in place various nefarious schemes and roadblocks to influence the outcome—like, say, having ICE agents at polling places and limiting mail-in ballots by executive order—Trump could take his pique to another level and declare an emergency that threatens the continuity of government itself and requires the suspension of the election. Read more at The Daily Beast.

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