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United States President Donald Trump shared on social media the transcript of remarks made by an American political commentator that described India as being among “hellhole” countries. The statements were made by Michael Savage, an author and political commentator, who was speaking about birthright citizenship in the US.
Birthright citizenship means that children born in the US automatically become US citizens, regardless of their parents' citizenship or immigration status.
“A baby here becomes an instant citizen, and then they bring the entire family in from China or India or some other hellhole on the planet,” Savage said, adding that “there’s almost no loyalty to this country amongst the immigrant class coming in today”.
The Congress party said it was “extremely insulting and anti-India” that Trump had shared the comments. The Ministry of External Affairs stated that New Delhi had “seen some reports” about Trump’s post. “That’s where I leave it,” said a ministry spokesperson. Read on.
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