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Elissa Slotkin went to Hungary to learn how to jail her opponents

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Gonzalez, M. (2026, November 4). Elissa Slotkin went to Hungary to learn how to jail her opponents. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4789996/elissa-slotkin-went-to-hungary-to-learn-how-to-jail-her-opponents/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-11-04 · by Mike Gonzalez

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Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin visited Budapest recently for the launch of her book "NextGen Marxism," which has been translated into multiple European languages. During her trip, she admitted to secretly observing how Hungary's Prime Minister Péter Magyar handles political opponents since coming to power, due to his controversial tactics against dissenters. The visit and her involvement highlight growing concerns among some Europeans about the resurgence of Marxist ideologies in Western politics.
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Elissa Slotkin, a U.S. Senator from Michigan, was secretly recorded while in Budapest, Hungary, discussing her trip's purpose. The recording suggests she visited to study Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar's methods of jailing political opponents. This revelation is part of the growing concern over the resurgence of Marxism in Western politics, highlighted by the launch of Slotkin’s book "NextGen Marxism" co-authored with Katharine Gorka. The book has been translated into multiple European languages, indicating widespread interest and apprehension about new forms of leftist governance.

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BUDAPEST Gestapo Hungary Michigan U.S.

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BUDAPEST GPE · 2× Elissa Slotkin PERSON · 1× Gestapo ORG · 1× Hungary GPE · 1× Katharine Gorka PERSON · 1× Magyar PERSON · 1× Michigan GPE · 1× Péter Magyar PERSON · 1× U.S. GPE · 1×

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BUDAPEST — Hungary under Prime Minister Péter Magyar has become such a blueprint for leftists’ schemes to persecute and jail opponents the minute they get power that Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin, the leading U.S. proponent of such Gestapo tactics, just got caught on hidden camera admitting she recently came here to take notes.
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BUDAPEST — Hungary under Prime Minister Péter Magyar has become such a blueprint for leftists’ schemes to persecute and jail opponents the minute they get power that Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin, the leading U.S. proponent of such Gestapo tactics, just got caught on hidden camera admitting she recently came here to take notes. asserted
she → become → notes
I came to Budapest for the launch of the book I co-authored with Katharine Gorka, NextGen Marxism. asserted
I → come → Gorka
Its fourth translation in Europe, and the stubborn interest in it betrays apprehension about the resurgence of Marxism in the West. asserted
interest → betray → West
While here, I spoke to old friends who expressed consternation about Magyar’s scorched-earth campaign. asserted
who → speak → campaign
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