Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and described Mr. Modi’s change in manner in response to perceived threats. His feedback have been made on an episode of the Flagrant podcast, hosted by Andrew Schulz and Akaash Singh.
Earlier than moving into the phase on Mr. Modi, the previous President requested the host, Mr. Singh, if he preferred Mr. Modi. Mr. Singh, sidestepped the query, saying he had household on either side, those that cherished every part [about Mr. Modi] and those that didn’t.
“Earlier than him, they have been changing ‘em yearly,” Mr. Trump stated, incorrectly. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Mr. Modi’s predecessor, was within the submit from 2004-2014.
“He’s nice, he’s a buddy of mine,“ Mr. Trump stated about Mr. Modi.
“However on the skin he seems to be like your father, he’s the nicest … complete killer,” Mr. Trump stated.
The previous President described the Howdy Modi occasion held in 2019 in Houston, Texas, the place he appeared with Mr. Modi at an Indian diaspora occasion.
“He’s the nicest human being, however we had a few events when somebody was threatening India,“ Mr. Trump stated, as he described his supply to assist the Prime Minister with these threats.
“I’ll do it, I’ll do it, then I’ll do something needed,” Mr. Trump stated, altering his voice and accent, doing an obvious impression of Mr. Modi.
“We’ve defeated them for a whole lot of years,” Mr. Trump stated, as he continued together with his impression of Mr. Modi, including that the Prime Minister was “speaking a couple of sure nation” — a reference to Pakistan. Pakistan, nevertheless, was created out of British India in 1947 and is lower than 100 years outdated.
Mr. Trump characterised Mr. Modi as a “good particular person”.
The BJP took be aware of the podcast and made a social media submit about it, criticising the Congress-led UPA authorities’s response to the 2008 Mumbai assaults.
Printed – October 10, 2024 12:42 am IST
