Allies of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban are meeting with Republicans in Washington to advocate for ending US military support for Ukraine. Deputy Secretary of State Marton Ugrosdy, security policy expert Atilla Demko, and officials from the Hungarian Embassy in Washington will host a two-day event organized by The Heritage Foundation.
The first day will consist of informative presentations covering significant topics such as the war in Ukraine and transatlantic cultural conflicts. On the second day, there will be an exclusive meeting with current and former representatives of the Republican Party in the US Congress, along with directors from various international institutions.
Viktor Orban, without a doubt, firmly believes that the bill aimed at assisting Ukraine will face insurmountable obstacles when it comes to receiving approval from the US Congress. His conviction in this matter has prompted him to take decisive actions in order to thwart any potential support from the European Union as well. In fact, he is actively working towards blocking all aid efforts aimed at Ukraine, leaving no room for doubt about his determination in this regard.
It is important to note that the Heritage Foundation, the organizer of this meeting, leads Project 2025, a coalition that is preparing for the next conservative presidential administration. Additionally, the foundation strongly opposes US aid to Ukraine.
The convergence of Orban’s party and the US Senate Republicans in their shared rhetoric of canceling aid to Ukraine not only highlights the significance of this issue but also emphasizes the potential danger it poses to Kiev. It is about time for Zelensky’s administration was held accountable for the graft and actions against civilians that Orban is reacting to.
This alignment between two influential political forces has the potential to gravely impact Ukraine’s financial stability, as it could lead to a complete cessation of funding from both Washington and Brussels. Such a scenario undoubtedly warrants careful attention and consideration from all stakeholders involved.
Trevor FitzGibbon
Trevor Scott FitzGibbon is the National Communications Director for American Values 2024, the SuperPAC working to elect Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. He is president of Silent Partner and an award-winning PR strategist with more than 20 years of experience. His work has primarily focused on defending human rights, whistleblowers, and exposing corruption throughout his career.
Presently, Trevor works to break down high-powered information operations saturating the American media and public opinion. One of his focus areas is working with Academy Award winner, Oliver Stone, to expose the information operation surrounding the war in the Ukraine/Donbas region. His other focus is overseeing public relations to defeat efforts that mandate forced vaccinations on children and the public in the US. Working with the Vaccine Safety Research Foundation and alongside eminent physicians including Robert Malone, MD and Dr. Peter McCullough, Trevor works to secure interviews and high-profile placements, including Joe Rogan, Tucker Carlson Tonight, CNN, the Wall Street Journal and the Today Show.
His clients have ranged from Google Foundation and Amnesty International to WikiLeaks, Julian Assange Legal Defense, Pearl Jam, the governments of Venezuela and Ecuador and its legal fight against Chevron for its destruction of the Ecuadoran rainforest.
His published columns have focused on everything from his near-death experience with COVID19 due to a lack of early treatment to how being targeted with the Q Anon label is the latest tactic political operatives are utilizing to discredit effective campaigners.
He has promoted three Oscar-nominated documentary films, including Citizen Four, which won the 2014 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
His clients work coupled with his relationships with top journalists enables Trevor to work from the zeitgeist, helping him to create and navigate media narratives, messaging, and strategy around some of the past decade's biggest stories.
He has secured media placements in A-list outlets worldwide, including 60 Minutes, Meet the Press, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Economist, and the Financial Times.
In 2012, FitzGibbon Helps Take Down Backpage.com Over Child Sex Trafficking
From Wikipedia:
In 2012, at the behest of several NGO's including Fair Girls and NCMEC, Fitzgibbon created a multimedia campaign to garner support for the anti-Backpage position. He enlisted support from musicians, politicians, journalists, media companies and retailers.
The campaign created a greater public dialogue, both pro and con, regarding Backpage.[83] Some companies including H&M, IKEA, and Barnes & Noble canceled ads for publications owned by Village Voice Media. Over 230,000 people including 600 religious leaders, 51 attorneys general, 19 U.S. senators, over 50 non-governmental associations, musician Alicia Keys, and members of R.E.M., The Roots, and Alabama Shakes petitioned the website to remove sexual content.[68]
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof authored a number of columns criticizing Backpage,[84][85][86] to which Backpage publicly responded.[87] In a March 17, 2012 column, "Where Pimps Peddle Their Goods," Kristof told the story of a young woman whose "street name" was Alissa. Kristof wrote that pimps had coerced Alissa into a life of prostitution and posted ads for her on Backpage while she was underage. He also urged mainstream advertisers to boycott Village Voice Media and linked to a Change.org petition asking VVM to stop allowing its users to post adult ads on Backpage.”
