US President Donald Trump came with another big claim, stating that the former Joe Biden administration was trying to interfere in Indian elections.
A day after DOGE decided to stop funding $21 million for “voter turnout” in India. While addressing the FII PRIORITY Summit in Miami, Trump said, “21 million dollars in voter turnout – why do we need to spend 21 million for voter turnout in India? I guess they were trying to get somebody else elected. We have got to tell the Indian Government… Because when we hear that Russia spent about two thousand dollars in our country, it was a big deal. They took some internet ads for two thousand dollars. This is a total breakthrough.”
Billionaire Elon Musk-led DOGE decided to cancel “voter turnout” in India. The DOGE said that the taxpayers money will be spent on the following, all of which have been cancelled.
Trump highlighted how India’s high tariffs making their entry difficult, he said, “ They got a lot of money. They’re one of the highest taxing countries in the world in terms of us. We can hardly get in there because their tariffs are so high.”
Maintaining his respect for India and its Prime Minister, Trump questioned the necessity of spending millions on voter turnout in a foreign country, adding, “I have a lot of respect for India. I have a lot of respect for the prime minister. He just left, as you know, two days ago. But we’re giving USD 21 million for voter turnout. It’s voter turnout in India. What about, like, voter turnout here? Oh, we’ve done that, I guess. We did USD 500 million, didn’t we? It’s called the lockboxes.”
