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The Trawl

Orbán Out & Trump Blocks Blockade

The Trawl

Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss

Politics, Government, News

4.7867 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Marina and Jemma dive into Hungarian celebrations. After 16 years of authoritarian rule, Viktor Orbán is gone and the scenes coming out of Budapest were unreal. Thousands took to the streets to celebrate Péter Magyar's win. But what does it actually mean for Europe, Ukraine, and the wider populist movement?


From there, it’s straight into the latest Trump madness, including contradictory claims of 'victory', escalating tensions with Iran, and the now-infamous 'blockade of a blockade.' As ever, the gap between rhetoric and reality is doing some heavy lifting.


Plus: JD Vance’s less-than-helpful interventions (chocolate teapot anyone?) diplomacy via UFC appearances, and the internet turning global instability into top-tier memes.

It’s geopolitics, but make it unhinged.



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0:00.0

Yeah, other countries are going to also.

0:01.8

Which countries, sir?

0:02.5

We don't need other countries, frankly.

0:16.2

Hello and welcome to The Troll, where each passing week feels like we're living in a global adaptation of the thick of it. I'm Gemma Forte. And I'm Runa Perkins, and it's all going well, isn't it, trawlers? Nothing to report here. It's just, I mean, the sun's poking its head out. I'll take that. Yep. Paul Stephal wrote, I am 95% certain that everything happening after 2012 is me having a stroke. Oh, my God. Rabbit Hole Bot said, what a time to be alive. It's like the collapse of Rome, but with memes. With memes. Do you know what? I'm grateful for the memes. There's a lot of meme-related stuff in these trolls this week. And guys, oh, guys, we've got three for you this week.

0:55.9

Yeah, another three.

0:57.5

Inevitable.

0:58.2

Inevitable!

0:59.4

Oh my God, it's also bad shit.

1:01.0

It's also bad shit.

1:02.3

Sasha R. Bull J. said, at this point, Maga is just Stockholm syndrome for people who don't

1:08.8

know where Stockholm is.

1:11.0

And I feel like that's fair.

1:12.8

But listen, we are starting with some really good news, really decent news, the significance of which will unfold.

1:20.5

And I think commentators are split.

1:22.3

But anyway, this is the headline.

1:24.5

Mili Sini said, Hungary chose Europe.

1:28.4

Hungary rejected Putin.

1:30.9

Hungary rejected Trump.

1:33.2

Hungary chose Hungary and Ukraine.

1:35.9

Thank you, Hungary, for choosing freedom.

1:39.0

And I will add to that, you could tell the Magabellans, they can't spell Hungary.

1:43.2

They spelt it in a way that was pertaining to their appetite.

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