Frank Langfitt

I was chatting with Anna Hajdu and fellow Hungarian-Americans by phone when they heard Orbán had conceded.

Political scientists say Orbán crafted an authoritarian playbook that tilted the electoral playing field to keep his party in power.

Hajdu, an administrative assistant in La Jolla, said Hungarian voters overwhelmed that playbook.

Turnout was the largest since Hungary became a democracy more than three decades ago.

Frank Lankford, NPR News, San Diego.

George Peary is an emeritus professor of political science.

Other than taking out the leaders of a corrupt and repressive regime, he sees nothing good about the war.

But Laura McHugh, an investment advisor, sees Trump making the world safer for the U.S.

That includes the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

That did send a message to the bad guys.

And I think it sent a message to them that it could happen to you.

And she hopes someday Iranians can topple their government.

Frank Langford, NPR News, Asheville, North Carolina.

Last month, President Trump minimized the contribution of NATO forces fighting in Afghanistan, saying they, quote, stayed a little back, a little off the front lines.

Ivar Gulbransen, a business consultant who's lived in the U.S., was among the protesters.

He noted that Denmark lost more soldiers per capita in the war than any other country.

Trump has complained that many NATO allies didn't spend enough on their own defense.

But the 2022 invasion of Ukraine and Trump's threats sparked a big jump in military spending.

Frank Langfitt, NPR News.

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