"Who's freer?" Carlson said while fawning over Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. "If you're an American, the answer is painful to admit."

Many conservatives look to Hungary's Viktor Orbán as a more effective version of Trump - and a model for the future of right-wing politics in the US.

German soccer clubs plan to illuminate their stadiums with rainbow colors during the Germany-Hungary game as a sign of protest against the law.