Just hours ago, Donald Trump publicly backed Viktor Orban with the full economic might of the USA. After the election defeat? Reporters ask him about Hungary, and Trump responds with Thanks! and disappears.

White House footage shows the American president literally running from journalists. On one video he ducks away from reporters without pause; on another he is practically jogging across the lawn. Not one comment, not a single sentence - for the man he used to call his ally.

In politics, silence is the answer. Trump backed Orban when he was the strong leader who pushed back against Brussels. Now, when Orban crashes catastrophically 55 against 138 seats, the support evaporates instantly.

Can Magyar expect anything more from Washington? Or is the new Hungarian government simply not interesting enough for Trump - being pro-European? In the Balkans we know this pattern well: powerful allies support leaders as long as they are useful, and then - quietly forget them.