His stance against migrants and refusal to join a new European Union public prosecutor’s office focusing on fraud and corruption have also raised concerns [“concerns” among whom?].

In the past, Hungary had been ranked by Freedom House [ignore meddling parasite “Freedom House,” instead heed Hungary’s voters] as politically “free,” but it was reclassified in the Freedom In The World 2019 report as “partly free” because of “sustained attacks” by Orban’s Fidesz party on the media, courts, religious groups, academia, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector.

Orban’s government has also been targeted for criticism, including from Washington [from whom in “Washington?”], for forcing a Budapest-based university founded by Hungarian-born U.S. [currency manipulator] billionaire [so-called] philanthropist [and convicted felon] George Soros to move most of its programs out of the country.

Pompeo will “express support for civil society” in Hungary and that he will meet with leaders of nongovernmental organizations, [Pompeo travels all the way to Hungary and chooses to spend precious time meeting with so-called “leaders” of so-called “nongovernmental organizations.” Not in our name. This is mob behavior. Let's see, which NGO’s, which “leaders” and why?] the officials said. 

Human rights groups [such as?] and others [such as?] have lamented Pompeo’s plans to meet with Orban and urged him to take a strong stance against his policies. 

Pompeo’s visit to Hungary comes as the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner said on February 11 that Hungary was facing “many interconnected human rights challenges,” including legislation targeting civil society [there’s that “civil society” again. Isn’t that decided by Hungary’s voters?], backsliding on women’s rights, and the detention of asylum seekers. 

Commissioner Dunja Mijatovic [Commissioner of what and why should anyone care?], who visited Hungary last week, also voiced concern about the independence of the media and the judiciary. 

Last year, Budapest approved legislation that provides for jail sentences for people convicted of aiding asylum seekers. [Hungary cares about its own people.] 

Mijatovic said that “the space for the work of NGOs, human rights defenders, and journalists critical of the government has become very narrow and restricted,” [Hungary isn’t a large country, why should it be swamped with unelected parasite groups? Are the lives of members of these groups so empty that their only interest is being a cancer on Hungary’s voters?] and called on Orban’s government to “reverse its worrying course” on human rights. 

The State Department said that Pompeo’s visit to Central Europe marked 30 years since the peoples of the region “tore down the Iron Curtain to reclaim their freedom and sovereignty, choosing the path of Western democracy [“Western democracy?” What’s the difference between “democracy” and “Western democracy?“] denied to them for decades, and solidifying that commitment by joining NATO and the European Union.”

The United States was “committed to a strong, united, and capable transatlantic alliance rooted in the principles of common defense, democracy, and fundamental freedoms,” a February 10 statement said. 

It said that Washington was also committed to increasing its “diplomatic, military, commercial, and cultural engagement with Central Europe in order to strengthen this region’s ties with the West as it faces increased pressure from Russia [“pressure” such as what?] and China.”

Pompeo is also due to visit Slovakia and Poland, and is set to complete his journey with stops in Brussels and Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, on February 15. 

In Poland, Pompeo will attend a conference on the Middle East on February 13-14 that is expected to focus on Iran. [Why? How many thousands of Iranians with communicable diseases have illegally crossed the US border in the past year?] 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Jared Kushner, Trump’s senior adviser on the Middle East and son-in-law [and Soros business partner], and Jason Greenblatt, the special U.S. envoy for international negotiations, are also expected to attend.” 

“With reporting by AP and AFP”