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.

  • Wutchilli@feddit.orgEnglish
    417·
    2 hours ago

    Allways remember that the USA was the only a place the top gear crew was physically assaulted and hunted

    Edit: i stand corrected

    • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      4 hours ago

      Top Gear” cast, crew attacked in Argentina:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMiUUkmV5cA

      From Google search:

      In 2014, the Top Gear crew, including Jeremy Clarkson, was chased out of Argentina by angry locals throwing rocks, following outrage over a Porsche license plate (H982 FKL) deemed to mock the 1982 Falklands War

      I wouldn’t be surprised, Clarkson is the kind of asshole that would do exactly such a thing.

    • 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.