WASHINGTON: President of the United States. Donald trump on Friday he hinted at India in the United States presidential election, invoking his friendship with the prime minister Narendra modi to affirm that the “Indian people” would vote for him in November.
In an incoherent response to a question intended to highlight the reach of his campaign to Indian-American voters (led by his son Donald Trump Jr) and off the topic, Trump took advantage of his friendship with Modi expressed through their joint rallies to claim to the support of Indian-American voters.
“We have great support from India. We have great support from Prime Minister Modi. I think people … Indian people would vote for Trump,” he said, misinterpreting Indian-American voters (it would be illegal for Indians to they are not US citizens to vote).
Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr and his partner Kimberly guilfoyle have faced themselves to woo Indian-American voters with campaign videos highlighting the Trump-Modi rallies and dubious polls claiming a big shift in Indian-American support away from the Democratic Party. Scholars who have worked in this area say that any change is marginal and that American Indians remain Democrats by more than a 2/3 margin.
“I know India and I understood those young people (Kimberley, Donald J. Trump Jr and Ivanka) that you mentioned. They are very good young people. And I know that their relationship with India is very good and so is mine, “Trump said, as the journalist spoke of how popular they are among Indian-Americans.
There are an estimated 1.8 million eligible Indian-American voters in the upcoming election, and some 500,000 are believed to be in key states on the battlefield where even a few thousand voters could make a difference in the final outcome determined through of the electoral college. For example, Trump won the status of Michigan by just 10,000 voters in 2016, which earned him the state’s ten electoral votes in a winner-takes-all system.
Both major parties are doing more than during any other election to attract Native American votes. Democratic candidate Joe biden it is believed that he has taken this into account (among other things) in his choice of Kamala harris as a running mate.
Trump, however, has accumulated talking points with his two high-profile rallies with Modi that he never stops talking about.
“We had an event in Houston, as you know. And it was a fantastic event. I was invited by Prime Minister Modi and this was a massive (event) … And it was amazing. And the prime minister could not have been more generous. We have great support from India. We have great support from Prime Minister Modi, “Trump said. The US president has previously claimed that he is more popular and has greater support among Indian-Americans than Kamala Harris.
Trump then spoke about going to India just before the pandemic scene … “and we had an amazing time. What we saw, the people are so amazing, it’s really an amazing place, an amazing country and definitely great.”
“But you have a great leader and he is a great person,” Trump said, speaking of his friendship with Modi and certifying that “nothing is easy, but he has done a very good job.”
On video: Indians would vote for me: President Donald Trump
In an incoherent response to a question intended to highlight the reach of his campaign to Indian-American voters (led by his son Donald Trump Jr) and off the topic, Trump took advantage of his friendship with Modi expressed through their joint rallies to claim to the support of Indian-American voters.
“We have great support from India. We have great support from Prime Minister Modi. I think people … Indian people would vote for Trump,” he said, misinterpreting Indian-American voters (it would be illegal for Indians to they are not US citizens to vote).
Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr and his partner Kimberly guilfoyle have faced themselves to woo Indian-American voters with campaign videos highlighting the Trump-Modi rallies and dubious polls claiming a big shift in Indian-American support away from the Democratic Party. Scholars who have worked in this area say that any change is marginal and that American Indians remain Democrats by more than a 2/3 margin.
“I know India and I understood those young people (Kimberley, Donald J. Trump Jr and Ivanka) that you mentioned. They are very good young people. And I know that their relationship with India is very good and so is mine, “Trump said, as the journalist spoke of how popular they are among Indian-Americans.
There are an estimated 1.8 million eligible Indian-American voters in the upcoming election, and some 500,000 are believed to be in key states on the battlefield where even a few thousand voters could make a difference in the final outcome determined through of the electoral college. For example, Trump won the status of Michigan by just 10,000 voters in 2016, which earned him the state’s ten electoral votes in a winner-takes-all system.
Both major parties are doing more than during any other election to attract Native American votes. Democratic candidate Joe biden it is believed that he has taken this into account (among other things) in his choice of Kamala harris as a running mate.
Trump, however, has accumulated talking points with his two high-profile rallies with Modi that he never stops talking about.
“We had an event in Houston, as you know. And it was a fantastic event. I was invited by Prime Minister Modi and this was a massive (event) … And it was amazing. And the prime minister could not have been more generous. We have great support from India. We have great support from Prime Minister Modi, “Trump said. The US president has previously claimed that he is more popular and has greater support among Indian-Americans than Kamala Harris.
Trump then spoke about going to India just before the pandemic scene … “and we had an amazing time. What we saw, the people are so amazing, it’s really an amazing place, an amazing country and definitely great.”
“But you have a great leader and he is a great person,” Trump said, speaking of his friendship with Modi and certifying that “nothing is easy, but he has done a very good job.”
On video: Indians would vote for me: President Donald Trump
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