Iran has made fun of US President Donald Trump after he posted on social media that called China and India "hellholes" and demanded that the country's birthright citizenship laws be changed. Iran's Consulate General in Mumbai said that a visit to Maharashtra may be a "cultural detox" for the US leader and posted a video on X showcasing the state's rich cultural and geographical heritage.The consulate stated in the article, "Maybe someone should schedule a one-way cultural detox for Mr. Trump; it might just reduce the random bakwaas."It said, "Kabhi India aa ke dekho, phir bolna."
The Row of "Hell-Hole"
Trump's reposting of American political analyst and radio host Michael Savage's podcast, in which Savage called China, India, and other countries "hell-holes," sparked the issue. Savage said that people from the two Asian countries travel to the US to "drop a baby in the ninth month" and that the law makes them "instant" US citizens in his racist tirade demanding changes to the country's birthright citizenship law.
Chinese and Indian immigrants were called "gangsters with laptops" who had "stepped on our flag" by the Republican leader.
Trump's reporting of the comments was interpreted as his support for Savage's disparaging statements.
India's Response
The comments were denounced by India as "uninformed, inappropriate, and in poor taste." In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that Trump's comments "certainly do not reflect the reality of the India-US relationship, which has long been based on mutual respect and shared interests."
"We have seen the remarks and the US embassy's response statement. The comments are blatantly ignorant, improper, and offensive. According to MEA spokeswoman Randhir Jaiswal, "they most definitely do not reflect the reality of the India-US relationship, which has long been based on mutual respect and shared interests. The US's Response
The US embassy later issued a statement claiming that Trump thinks India is a "great" nation headed by a "good friend of mine at the top" in an attempt to contain the fallout.
The Republican leader spoke positively of India and discussed his close relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to Christopher Elms, a spokesman for the US Embassy in New Delhi.