The right-wing leader says in a speech to Republicans that 'a Christian politician cannot be racist'.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has told a conference of US conservatives that the West is locked in "a clash of civilisations".
Mr Orban's speech comes after his longtime cabinet adviser resigned over comments he made that she described as "pure Nazi".Speaking in Dallas on Thursday, Mr Orban did not directly address that furore, but said: "A Christian politician cannot be racist."The Hungarian premier also said those who consider him a racist or anti-Semite are "simply idiots".
"We must take back the institutions in Washington and in Brussels," he said. "We must co-ordinate the movement of our troops, because we face the same challenge. Mr Orban elicited a standing ovation when he read from the Hungarian constitution, declaring marriage to be only between one man and one woman.Speaking last month in Romania, Mr Orban triggered outrage when he said: "We are willing to mix with one another, but we do not want to become peoples of mixed race."
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