Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump has commented on India for the first time after he entered the presidential race, saying that the country is doing great and no one is talking about it.
Even as he openly criticised many countries like China, Mexico and Japan in many of his speeches, he said “India is doing great,” in an interview with CNN on Monday.
After hitting the presidential campaign trial, this is for the first time that Trump has gave a glimpse into his thought about India.
Donald Trump...That was the beginning of India, when India-by the way, India is doing great. Nobody talks about it. And I have big jobs going up in India. But India is doing great. Look at everything I told you. Everything I told you is all right, whether it’s Iraq, whether it’s Iran, whether it’s China, whether it’s India, whether it’s Japan.
“Just look at this country. We have gone from this tremendous power that was respected all over the world to somewhat of a laughing stock. All of a sudden, people are talking about China and India and other places, even from an economic standpoint. America has come down a long way, a long way. The United States has come down a long way, and it’s very, very sad. We’re not respected,” he added.
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