https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/world-leaders-scoff-at-trump-mulling-orb-n-as-un-secretary-generalContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/world-leaders-scoff-at-trump-mulling-orb-n-as-un-secretary-generalhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/world-leaders-scoff-at-trump-mulling-orb-n-as-un-secretary-general#u169323Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:11:50 +0000World leaders are reacting with ridicule to reports that the Trump administration is floating defeated former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as a candidate for United Nations secretary-general. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk publicly laughed off the proposal. The scheme would position Orbán as a joint candidate backed by the United States, Russia, and China to succeed current UN chief Antonio Guterres, whose term concludes on December 31. State Department officials reportedly described Orbán as the dream candidate for MAGA conservatives, while critics view the potential nomination as