Trump Panics as Hungary Rises Up!!!

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What significant event is Hungary celebrating with Peter Magyar's inauguration?

Ben Meiselas 0:00
Hungary was celebrating the inauguration of Peter Magyar as its new prime minister. Yesterday made it official the swearing-in of Peter Magyar as the prime minister, completing the ouster of the longtime authoritarian leader in Hungary. Viktor Orban. And as I saw the massive crowds in Hungary of people celebrating democracy, celebrating freedom, celebrating the ouster of an authoritarian regime, I couldn't help but think one day here in America, we will be celebrating just like they did in Hungary. But folks, let's let Hungary have their moment and it was incredible. Peter Magyar gave one of the most incredible speeches I've seen at an inauguration or frankly at any event. I want to show you Magyar's inauguration speech.
Ben Meiselas 1:04
I mean, the crowd was going wild. Magyar was then DJing his own set at his inauguration party. You had the future government leaders up there on the stage dancing, the pure joy radiating from the stage. They brought back some old traditions that Viktor Orban would not allow. For example, the first time the Forest is Green anthem was sung, which gained important status after the 1993 civil rights protest. The Ode to Joy European anthem was sung. And just to see all of the ways that Donald Trump and Putin tried to manipulate this election to prop up Orban, but the people rose up. It was incredible. So let me show you what went down. I showed you some B-roll there before of the crowds going wild. Let me just show you what it looked like inside the room when Peter Magyar got sworn in.
Ben Meiselas 2:14
Let's play this clip.
Ben Meiselas 2:41
Now I'll show you the speech by Peter Magyar. It was incredible as he was talking in front of the historic building there in Hungary.

How did the people of Hungary react to the ousting of Viktor Orban?

Ben Meiselas 2:51
And he said, finally, finally, we're here together. And this is no longer a symbol of an authoritarian regime. This is a symbol of freedom, of love, of bringing Hungary back. Here, play this clip.
Peter Magyar 3:10
Look behind me at this magnificent structure, arguably the most beautiful building in the entire world, the House of Hungary. For how many long, dark and painful years did this building stand as a cold, imposing symbol of oppression, the sheer arrogance of absolute power and hollow vanity? But today the tide has finally turned and now it belongs to you, the people. You have taken it back once more. Your representatives are now sitting there once again. The true representatives of every single Hungarian citizen.
Ben Meiselas 3:43
More from Peter Magyar here in this truly incredible speech. Again, you see what a huge crowd that is. And here he talks about what a historic day this is in the history of Hungary. And Hungary has once again reclaimed its mantle, its light of freedom, if you will. Here, play this clip.
Peter Magyar 4:12
Today, my dear fellow countrymen, today every single freedom-loving person across the entire world wishes that they were, in some small way, a little bit Hungarian. My dear fellow citizens, I stand before you. For years, they've relentlessly tried to convince us that miracles are mere fantasy, that they don't exist. They desperately wanted to teach us that war is peace, that freedom is slavery, that ignorance is strength, and that anyone who dares to think differently is somehow less Hungarian, less valuable, and certainly less a part of this beautiful, deeply cherished homeland of ours. But tell me, did you actually succeed in your grand endeavor? No, you certainly did not. Instead, you taught this entire country and the whole wide world the exact opposite, the very polar opposite of what you intended.
Peter Magyar 5:09
That even the most wicked and powerful tyranny can be defeated by the most ordinary, simple flesh and blood people like us. That against the cold grinding machinery of power, it is not another machinery of power that is needed, but rather real, living, breathing, flesh and blood people.
Ben Meiselas 5:25
And then in a sign of bringing people together, Magyar said, right now, even though we won big, there are lots of people out there who may not be happy about these election results. He said, right now, there's no right, there's no left. We are all Hungarian.

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