During a joint press conference between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former US President Donald Trump, an American journalist fired a pointed question at Modi, contrasting Trump’s leadership with what he called “Biden’s incompetence and weakness” over the last four years.
Before Modi could respond, Trump chuckled and took the question himself. “That’s your question, but I’ll answer it,” he said, agreeing with the journalist’s assessment and calling the previous administration’s handling of global affairs “gross incompetence.”
Trump claimed the world had suffered setbacks due to what he described as weak leadership from the US but assured that under his watch, the situation had already improved. “Even some of the media that we wouldn’t prefer has been writing that this is a much different country right now,” he said, adding that the world, including India, benefits from a strong and “good” America.
Reiterating his stance on US-India relations, Trump declared, “We’re going to have a fantastic relationship, and it’ll make both countries much stronger.”
Modi, who did not directly address the question about Biden, nodded as Trump spoke, maintaining his usual diplomatic approach in such engagements.