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'India Is a Great Country': US Embassy Official Quotes Trump After Controversial ‘Hellhole’ Post

India called Trump’s repost inappropriate as the US Embassy said he still views the country as a great friend of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

  • On Thursday, President Donald Trump issued a clarification regarding social media reposts that appeared to describe India as a "hellhole," with the Embassy in New Delhi stating he views India as a "great" country.
  • Trump reshared a video from The Savage Nation, where host Michael Savage referred to India and China as "some other hellhole on the planet" while criticizing US birthright citizenship.
  • In the clip, Savage alleged that immigrants are "gangsters with laptops" who exploit birthright citizenship, further criticizing the American Civil Liberties Union and arguing the Constitution is outdated.
  • The Ministry of External Affairs reacted on Thursday, with spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stating the government had "seen some reports" regarding the remarks but declined further comment.
  • Savage argued that immigration trends are reshaping American society and suggested that citizenship policies should be decided by public vote rather than the Supreme Court, highlighting ongoing debates in the United States.
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The Indian government rejected a publication by U.S. President Donald Trump, which gathers statements from a podcast presenter describing the Asian country as a “hell.” The Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that the statements, attributed to host Michael Savage, and shared by Trump on his social network Truth Social, are “obviously misinformed, inappropriate and tasteless.” Trump’s four-page text questions the right to citizenship by birt…

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follow.it broke the news on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
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