Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called on conservatives in Europe and the U.S. to take back power from liberals, declaring  a “clash of civilizations” is underway.

The far-right leader, who addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Texas on Thursday, recently faced an international backlash over controversial remarks he made in late July, in which he said Hungarians “do not want to become peoples of mixed race.” One former adviser, who has since resigned, referred to those comments as “a pure Nazi speech worthy of Goebbels.”

Orbán, who came to power in 2010, has increasingly clamped down on political opposition and press freedom, consolidating his power further over the last two elections.

At CPAC, Orbán tried to preempt criticism, claiming “a Christian politician cannot be racist” and that those who consider him a racist or anti-Semite are “simply idiots.”

“I can already see tomorrow’s headlines,” Orbán said. “Far-right European racist and anti-Semite strongman, Trojan Horse of Putin, holds speech at conservative conference. But I don’t want to give them any ideas, they know best how to write fake news.”

During his speech, Orbán also attacked Jewish billionaire George Soros, former President Barack Obama, “globalists,” and the Democratic Party: “They hate me and slander me and my country, as they hate you.”