US President Donald Trump declares India 'filthy'
- By Web Desk -
- Oct 23, 2020
NASHVILLE: The final debate between United States (US) presidential nominees Donald Trump and Joe Biden did not bring good news for India as the US president described India as ‘filthy’.
Trump calls India filthy! pic.twitter.com/Wz2OZkly4i
— Adeel Raja (@adeelraja) October 23, 2020
The reference to India was made by Donald Trump during the second and final presidential debate.
“Look at Russia, how filthy it is. Look at India. The air is filthy. I walked out of the Paris Accord as we had to take out trillions of dollars and we were treated very unfairly,” Trump said during the second and final debate ahead of the November 3 US polls.
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