Former US President has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Flagrant podcast where the Republican presidential candidate described the Indian PM as ‘nicest human being’ and a ‘total killer’. During the podcast, Trump also recalled the ‘Howdy Modi’ event in Texas in September 2019 the two leaders hosted together. “They did a thing called Howdy, Modi in Houston, Texas. It was me and him and it was beautiful. It was a gathering of around 80,000 people and it felt like crazy. We were walking about. Today, maybe I won’t be able to do something like that,” he said.
Trump described PM Modi as a ‘friend’ and said that while the Prime Minister is the nicest, he can also be a total killer. While speaking about his assessment of world leaders on the podcast, Trump said, “Modi (India), he’s a friend of mine and also the nicest human being. On the outside, he looks like he’s your father. He is the nicest and a total killer.”
Without naming Pakistan, Trump said that when a country was threatening India, he offered to help Modi but the Indian PM assured of handling the situation himself. Describing the incident, Trump said, “We have a very good relationship. He is the nicest human being, but we had a couple of occasions where somebody was threatening India, and I told Modi, let me help as I am very good with those people. To which he (Modi) aggressively responded, ‘I will do it, I will handle it and would do anything necessary. We have defeated them for hundreds of years.’ And I said, whoa, what just happened there.”
Trump imitated PM Modi’s remarks and his tough tone and tenor on the question of dealing with the western neighbour who has been sponsoring cross-border terrorism. Heaping high praise on PM Modi, Donald Trump described as a leader who is tough in dealing with India’s adversaries when required.
