Did Trump say "India is filthy"? Saw a tweet to that effect.

[yellowcanine]

Maybe he was going for the Pakistan vote?

[brooklynite]

1. No, he said China was

[Mister Ed]

4. Both. n/t

[JCMach1]

24. Correct, both

[Mister Ed]

2. He did.

The context is that he was speaking on the topic of air pollution, when he blurted "India is filthy."

[Beartracks]

3. Yes. He might have just been referring to the air, tho; I don't recall for certain.

[secondwind]

5. Yes, I think he was talking about the air quality.

[RazzleCat]

6. Yes he did

he was referencing there air pollution, but the way he said it made me think he felt that the entire country and it's people were dirty.

[Bongo Prophet]

22. Agree, the feeling of disgust was pretty on point as to character.

[geardaddy]

7. He said China, India, and Russia were filthy in the debate. n/t

[ananda]

8. Yes he did!

Along with two other countries whose names
I can’t remember.

[yellowcanine]

9. Someone should tell him that India generates 72% of their electricity using coal.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/india-will-not-be-able-to-achieve-its-renewable-energy-targets-anytime-soon/articleshow/69286279.cms?from=mdr#:~:text=Coal%20is%20the%20largest%20source,generate%2072%25%20of%20India's%20electricity.&text=According%20to%20BP%20Energy%20Outlook,2017%20to%2048%25%20in%202040.

China uses a lot of coal for electricity generation also, not sure of the percentage.

[Renew Deal]

16. He's forgotten coal minters. Doens't talk about them anymore

[Jspur]

10. I say this as a person of Indian descent that he did say

India's air was filthy. I watched the debate with my family and we all laughed and said yeah that's the truth. I wasn't offend by it. It's been known for years India's pollution is filthy

[yellowcanine]

11. It is because of burning coal for electricity generation. Same in China. But Trump promotes coal.

He probably doesn't understand the connection.

[JI7]

17. The problem is that he wants the US to do the same.

[Jspur]

18. He wants to turn America into Indian in so many

ways.

[Raine]

12. The air, their air is filthy. nt

[MFM008]

13. He said they were filthy

Twice at least.
What he meant was another thing.
Freudian slip.

[Raine]

21. Ops, I thought he was referring to the air

but yah, ugh.

[LymphocyteLover]

14. Yes, he did

[Renew Deal]

15. Yes, China, Russia, India

[TheBlackAdder]

19. Quite a few Chinese and Indian Americans are avid Trump supporters in Northern NJ and NYC.

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I can't figure it. Perhaps it's the work ethic and self-reliance that leans them more conservative.


The odd thing is that they see themselves as accepted as the white supremacists are in Trump's fold. Meanwhile, most of the Trumpers use the Chinese & Indian Americans for their money and votes, but despise them behind their backs. I've seen this play out on multiple occasions.

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[Jspur]

20. I'm an Indian American that lives in NC but I would say the reason for the Indians who

do support him is because of greed. It's usually the Indians who make six digits on average that are down for Trump. Still huge majority of us don't support him. The last election 90 percent of Indians voted for Clinton. The number will pretty much be in the same range for this election.

[JI7]

23. The biggest reason the Indians who support Trump do so is because he is Anti Muslim

but still , Most Indian Americans vote Democratic.

But the Republicans are just shitty bigoted trash like the rest of them.

[Jspur]

25. I agree it's a combination of being anti-Muslim, greed

in the sense wanting low taxes, self hatred, and being a bigot. What I described sounds like a white guy who voted Republican lol but really I described an Indian American Republican. I would say the Indian Americans who are republicans because of self hatred and racism are the worst. They are filth.