“India Great Country With Very Good Friend At Top

US President Donald Trump on Thursday praised India and said that he has a “very good friend” leading the country. Earlier in the day, Trump reposted a racist remark by American political commentator and radio host Michael Savage’s podcast, where he referred to India, China and other nations as “hell holes”.

Christopher Elms, spokesperson for the US Embassy in New Delhi, relayed that the Republican leader spoke warmly of India, calling it a great nation and noting that he shares a personal friendship with its leader.

“India is a great country with a very good friend of mine at the top,” Trump said.

In his racist rant calling for changes in the United States’ birthright citizenship law, Savage alleged that people from the two Asian nations come to the US to “drop a baby in the ninth month”, and the law turns them into “instant” US citizens.

Trump shared the transcript and video of Savage’s podcast ‘Savage Nation’, where he slammed the US Supreme Court’s arguments on birthright citizenship.(updated on 23rd April 2026)