Foreign ministry says remarks of conservative podcast host Michael Savage that were shared by US president were ‘obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste’

India on Thursday criticised as inappropriate a post by Donald Trump in which he shared comments that called the South Asian country a “hellhole”.

The inflammatory post on Truth Social comes ahead of a planned visit next month to India by the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, who is seeking to ease recent tensions between the normally friendly powers.

On Wednesday Trump posted a 4-page screed – apparently a transcription of remarks from conservative podcast host Michael Savage – that denounced the US constitutional right to citizenship of everyone born in the country.

Without evidence, the post accused Indian immigrants in the tech industry of not hiring white native-born Americans and inaccurately alleged that Indian immigrants lack English proficiency. Trump also posted a video of Savage delivering those comments to his podcast audience.

  • 13igTyme@piefed.socialEnglish
    224·
    8 hours ago

    Guess you never saw the Argentina special.

    Or the Saudi Arabia one.

    Or the India.

    Or Vietnam.

    Or Burma.

    Or Albania.

    • Rothe@piefed.socialEnglish
      8·
      5 hours ago

      I don’t remember them being hunted in the India or Vietnam episodes. The other ones I don’t think I have seen, but considering the false claims of those two, I am beginning to doubt the veracity of your comment.