President Donald Trump has praised India as a “great country” led by a “very good friend,” a US Embassy spokesperson said on Thursday, hours after the Republican leader amplified a critique of birthright citizenship in the US by resharing a video containing derogatory references to India and China.
The video featured right-wing conservative author and radio host Michael Savage criticising existing immigration laws, alleging that they allow individuals to exploit legal provisions by travelling to the US late in pregnancy to secure citizenship for their children.
Savage claimed that such practices create a loophole whereby “a baby here becomes an instant citizen”, followed by family migration from countries including “China or India or some other hellhole on the planet”.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has reacted cautiously to the post, saying it had “seen some reports” but declined further comment.
Addressing a weekly media briefing here, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We’ve seen some reports. That’s where I’ll leave it.”
President Donald Trump has praised India as a “great country” led by a “very good friend,” a US Embassy spokesperson said on Thursday, hours after the Republican leader amplified a critique of birthright citizenship in the US by resharing a video containing derogatory references to India and China.
The video featured right-wing conservative author and radio host Michael Savage criticising existing immigration laws, alleging that they allow individuals to exploit legal provisions by travelling to the US late in pregnancy to secure citizenship for their children.
Savage claimed that such practices create a loophole whereby “a baby here becomes an instant citizen”, followed by family migration from countries including “China or India or some other hellhole on the planet”.
MEA reacts on Trump’s ‘hell-hole’ remark
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has reacted cautiously to the post, saying it had “seen some reports” but declined further comment.
Addressing a weekly media briefing here, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We’ve seen some reports. That’s where I’ll leave it.”
The footage featuring Savage, originally aired on the Newsmax series The Savage Nation, was highlighted by the “Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social” account, which serves as a platform dedicated to reposting the President’s social media activity.
In the clip, Savage expressed deep frustration with the judicial process, stating, “Today’s brief, abbreviated discussion will be about the arguments that I just listened to before the Supreme Court about birthright citizenship. I was somewhat incensed by listening to the arguments because all I heard was legalese being bandied back and forth.”
He criticised the role of legal advocacy groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), accusing them of influencing immigration policy.
“The person bringing the arguments in favour of flooding America with illegal aliens to change the demographics forever was a Chinese American who looks to me like the classic ACLU attorney. Very smart, very evil, and very devious,” Savage remarked.
“The ACLU is the head of the snake. They have been forever, and there they were again trying to turn America into a cesspool,” he added.
The commentator further argued that the issue extends beyond legal interpretation and should instead be addressed through public opinion, suggesting that birthright citizenship be subjected to a national vote.
With inputs from agencies