US EditionHere’s How A Truth Social Post Reshared By Trump Triggered Outrage In India
The Ministry of External Affairs declined detailed comment on the clip, while opposition parties called for an official response to the remark.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump referred to India as a "hellhole" in a social media post denouncing birthright citizenship, sparking swift international condemnation.
- Trump made the remark while arguing that immigrants from India exploit the 14th Amendment to secure citizenship through "birth tourism," a practice he has long targeted.
- Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal called the remarks "obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste." Congressman Ami Bera labeled the post "offensive, ignorant and beneath the dignity of the office."
- Lawmakers Manish Sisodia and Mahua Moitra criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for remaining silent, with Sisodia stating "a nation of 1.4 billion people" cannot be defined by such rhetoric.
- These comments precede a planned visit next month to India by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who seeks to address recent tensions between the historically allied nations.
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Was he lacking the appreciation of India's prime minister? US President Trump links a racist post about the country to Truth Social - which naturally doesn't matter well there. Criticism also moves elsewhere.
Trump shares on his platform a contribution that lowers India. A spokesman for the Indian Foreign Ministry calls it "tasteless."
New Delhi criticises ‘poor taste’ Trump post calling India a ‘hellhole’
India on Thursday criticised as inappropriate a post by US President Donald Trump that called the South Asian country a “hellhole.” The comments come ahead of a planned visit next month to India by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who would seek to turn the page on recent tensions between the normally friendly powers. Trump late Wednesday posted on social media a screed apparently written by someone else denouncing the US constitutional right …
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