Old Clip of Trump Calling Himself A ‘Fan of Hindus’ Viral After 2024 Win

Trump made this speech at the Republican Hindu Coalition fundraiser during the campaigning for the 2016 elections.

Fact-Check: This clip is from 2016, during the campaigning of the US elections.

(Source: The Quint) 

Following the victory of Donald Trump in the 2024 United States Presidential Elections, a video of the president-elect is being shared on social media platforms.

What does Trump say?: "I am a big fan of Hindu and a big fan of India, big big fan. Let me start by stating right up front, if I am elected President, the Indian and Hindu community will have a true friend in the White House."

• Social media users have shared this as a recent clip following Trump's victory.

An archive of the video can be found here. 

(Source: X/Screenshot)

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Is the claim true?: The claim is misleading as this video is old from 2016.

• Trump had spoken at a fundraiser organised by the Republican Hindu Coalition in New Jersey where he called himself “a big fan of Hindus” and praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

• This took place three weeks before the 2016 US elections.

What we found: We ran a keyword search using the terms in the viral clip.

• We came across a video on Asian News International (ANI)'s Facebook page from 16 October 2016. It was the same clip as the viral video.

• The agency wrote, "US Elections 2016: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says, "Im a big fan of Hindus & of India; if elected as (the US) President, the Indian community will have a true friend in the White House" (sic.)

• We, then, ran a keyword search and came across reports by the New York Times and the Indian Express from 16 October 2016.

• Both reports noted that Trump had made this statement at benefit put together by the Republican Hindu Coalition at a convention centre in Edison, New Jersey.

Here is a preview of the NYT report from 2016.

(Source: NYT/Screenshot) 

• We also found full speech from the fundraiser on Republican Hindu Coalition's YouTube page from 2016.

• Trump praised PM Modi at the benefit and called him a "pro-growth leader." He added that India was a key and strategic ally of the USA.

The 2016 US Presidential Elections were held on 8 November 2016 where Trump defeated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Conclusion: An old video of Trump calling himself a “fan of Hindus“ is being shared as recent after his win at the 2024 US elections.

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