Trump praises Modi, says he is the ‘nicest human being’ but can also be a ‘total killer’
The Hindu
Donald Trump praises Narendra Modi's response to threats, describes him as a friend and a total killer.
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and described Mr. Modi’s change in demeanour in response to perceived threats. His comments were made on an episode of the Flagrant podcast, hosted by Andrew Schulz and Akaash Singh.
Before getting into the segment on Mr. Modi, the former President asked the host, Mr. Singh, if he liked Mr. Modi. Mr. Singh, sidestepped the question, saying he had family on both sides, those who loved everything [about Mr. Modi] and those who did not.
“Before him, they were replacing ‘em every year,” Mr. Trump said, incorrectly. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Mr. Modi’s predecessor, was in the post from 2004-2014.
“He’s great, he’s a friend of mine,“ Mr. Trump said about Mr. Modi.
“But on the outside he looks like your father, he’s the nicest ... total killer,” Mr. Trump said.
The former President described the Howdy Modi event held in 2019 in Houston, Texas, where he appeared with Mr. Modi at an Indian diaspora event.
“He’s the nicest human being, but we had a couple of occasions when someone was threatening India,“ Mr. Trump said, as he described his offer to help the Prime Minister with these threats.
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