Hungary’s Hopeful Election, Congressional Resignations, and Trump's AI Blasphemy

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🗓️ 17 April 2026

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This week, Hungarian politician Peter Magyar gathered a politically diverse coalition to win an election against prime minister Viktor Orban, ending a 16-year autocratic rule. Dalibor Rohac joins Russell Moore and Clarissa Moll to talk about Orban’s connection with President Trump and what this indicates about the global far-right populist movement. On Tuesday, Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales resigned from Congress following allegations of sexual misconduct. Charlie Sykes stops by to discuss. Finally, President Trump posted an AI meme of himself dressed as Jesus and healing a man. Matthew Walther joins us to talk about the importance of images and symbols, and the role of the church in speaking truth to power. REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE: Should I Report Church Abuse to the Police? - Russell Moore Is Donald Trump Antichrist? - Matthew Walther - The Lamp Use the code LAMP26 for 20% off your one-year, six-issue subscription to The Lamp. Visit thelampmagazine.com to redeem. ABOUT THE GUESTS: Dalibor Rohac is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies the political economy of the European Union and transatlantic relations. He is concurrently a research associate at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies in Brussels. Charles J. Sykes is a political commentator who hosted a conservative talk show in Wisconsin for 23 years. He was the former editor-in-chief of The Bulwark, and is currently an MSNBC contributor. Sykes has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Politico, Salon, and other national publications. He has appeared on the Today Show, ABC, NBC, Fox News, CNN, PBS, and the BBC. Matthew Walther is editor of The Lamp magazine and a contributing opinion writer at the New York Times. He is currently writing a biography of Saint John Henry Newman for Yale University Press. GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Join the conversation at our Substack. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. ABOUT THE BULLETIN: The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more. The Bulletin listeners get 25% off CT. Go to https://orderct.com/THEBULLETIN to learn more. “The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today Producer: Clarissa Moll Associate Producer: Alexa Burke Editing and Mix: Kevin Morris Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs Music: Dan Phelps Executive Producer: Erik Petrik Senior Producer: Matt Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.9	From Christianity, today you're listening to The Bulletin, a podcast about the people, events,
0:42.2	and issues that are shaping our world.
0:44.4	I'm Clarissa Mall.
0:46.4	Today, Russell Moore and I join with Dalabor Rohock, Charlie Sykes, and Matthew Walther
0:51.2	to talk about Hungary's recent election, U.S. congressional resignations,
0:55.6	and whether Trump is Antichrist. Welcome to the show.
1:03.0	Good morning, listeners. Welcome to our Friday roundtable. On Sunday, Peter Maggiar beat
1:08.2	incumbent Prime Minister Victor Orban in an upset that ends 16 years of
1:13.0	Orban's autocratic rule in Hungary.
1:19.2	Thank you, we, our Maguangelo, our Maguire, our Maguire, thank you.
1:21.2	Thank you, thank you, thank you.
1:24.7	A former member of Orban's Fidez party, Magyar struck out on his own, appealing to the needs of
1:31.1	everyday Hungarians while avoiding hot-button topics that had dogged his competitor.
1:36.6	Orban, who is a friend of President Trump, leaves behind a country that now ranks as both the
1:42.2	most corrupt and most impoverished in Europe.
1:45.7	Joining us to understand the implications of this election is our friend Dalabor Rojok of the
1:50.4	American Enterprise Institute.
1:52.5	Dalabor, thanks for being with us today.
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