The United States on Thursday sought to control the damage done by acontroversial social mediapost amplified by US President Donald Trump, by putting out a message that the American leader believes India is a "great" country led by a "good friend of mine".
The President has said, "India is a great country with a very good friend of mine at the top", the spokesperson of the US embassy said. The spokesperson, however, did not specify where and when Trump made the remarks.
Earlier today, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswalsaid, "We have seen some reports. That is where I leave it," while responding to questions about Trump's move.
The spokesperson's statement came in response to queries from the Indian media about the controversy created by Trump. The US President, earlier today, reposted the transcript of a podcast on his social media platform, which referred to India and other nations as "hellholes". The letter slammed birthright citizenship, calling it a scam.
The remarks were reportedly made by prominent conservative author and radio host Michael Savage in a podcast, who claimed the current legal system allows immigrants to exploit American laws by arriving in the "ninth month of their pregnancy". "A baby here becomes an instant citizen, and then they bring in their entire family from China, or India or some other hellhole on the planet," the letter he reshared read.
The comments were originally aired on the Newsmax series The Savage Nation. In the clip, Savage expressed deep frustration with the judicial process, stating, "Today's brief, abbreviated discussion will be about the arguments that I just listened to before the Supreme Court about birthright citizenship. I was somewhat incensed by listening to the arguments because all I heard was legalese being bandied back and forth."
Focusing his criticism on the legal representation involved, Savage remarked that "the person bringing the arguments in favour of flooding America with illegal aliens to change the demographics forever was a Chinese American who looks to me like the classic ACLU attorney. Very smart, very evil, and very devious."
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