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I guess USAID was trying to get somebody else elected in India, says Trump
“USD21 million for voter turnout in India,” Trump said at an event in Miami, Florida, on Feb.19 night.
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US President Donald Trump on Feb.19 “guessed” that by spending USD21 million for voter turnout in India, the previous administration tried to elect someone else there and said that his government was “out to tell” New Delhi about it.
“USD21 million for voter turnout in India,” Trump said at an event in Miami, Florida, on Feb.19 night.
“What do we need to spend USD21 million for voter turnout in India? Wow, $21 million; I guess they were trying to get somebody else elected. Wow,” he said. This is the first time the US President has hinted about an attempt to do regime change in India through massive funding.
“We ought to tell the Indian government because when we hear that Russia spent about USD2 (sic) in our country, it was a big deal, right? They took some internet ads for USD2,000. This is a total breakthrough, USD21 million for India elections,” Trump said.
He was referring to the allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 general elections by funding advertisement campaigns on social media. Trump won the elections. Compared to that little money, the funding by USAID for voters’ turnout in India, he said, is a big breakthrough.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he had a meeting at the White House on Feb.13. Trump did not indicate whether he or his officials shared this information with the visiting leader.
The information about USAID’s funding in India aimed at voter turnout was first made public by Tesla owner Elon Musk, who is heading the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk along with three kids and wife met Modi at the Blair House on Feb.13.
In his remarks, Trump said that USAID also spent USD29 million to strengthen the political landscape in Bangladesh, USD20 million for fiscal federalism and USD19 million for biodiversity conversion in Nepal.
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