NEW DELHI: Prominent Indian-Americans on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump following his historical re-election as the US president and assured to continue to work with him in the advancement of US-India relationship.
Donald Trump secured a second term in the Oval office after winning 295 out of 538 electoral colleges, improving upon his 2020 performance in both red and blue states and capturing enough swing states to reach 270 Electoral College votes.
How the prominent Indian-American congratulated Trump
Vivek Ramaswamy
Trump ally Vivek Ramaswamy celebrated Trump’s triumph, explaining that while many in the media misjudged the 45th President, his resilience and self-belief were key to his comeback.
“Trump isn’t an ideologue or a policy wonk,” Ramaswamy said. “He’s an American badass. They tried to disqualify him, imprison him, and even kill him twice – none of it worked. They underestimated him, and by extension, they underestimated the American people.”
“He’s just like our nation in that way. We’ve always believed it was our manifest destiny to be exceptional, to be the greatest nation on Earth, to show the world what’s possible for humanity to achieve, even when other countries doubted us,” Ramaswamy said.
“Trump’s comeback is the American comeback,” Ramaswamy declared. “Our nation deserves a badass Commander-in-Chief right now—and that’s exactly what we got.”
Sunder Pichai
Google CEO Sunder Pichai congratulated Trump on his decisive victory and vowed to work with his administration to help bring the benefits to everyone ” in a golden age of American innovation”
“Congratulations to President Donald Trump on his decisive victory. We are in a golden age of American innovation and are committed to working with his administration to help bring the benefits to everyone,” Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in a social media post on X.
Satya Nadella
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella congratulated Trump and said that he is looking forward to work with Trump’s administration
Taking to X, Nadella said, ” Congratulations President Trump, we’re looking forward to engaging with you and your administration to drive innovation forward that creates new growth and opportunity for the United States and the world.”
Nikki Halley
Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley also welcomed Trump’s re-election in the White House and said that the American people have come together for Trump’s strong win.
“The American people have spoken. Congratulations to President Trump on a strong win. Now, it’s time for the American people to come together, pray for our country, and start the process of a peaceful transition,” Haley said on X.
“That begins with Kamala Harris conceding. You can’t just talk about unity in a campaign, you have to show it regardless of the outcome,” she added.
Tulsi Gabbard
Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard also congratulated the Republican nominee and thanked him for allowing her to play a part in his victorious campaign.
Taking to X, Gabbard said,” I offer my heartfelt thanks and aloha to President Donald Trump for allowing me to play a small part in his victorious campaign to Make America Great Again. It has been a great honor and privilege to get to know Donald Trump, a kind and courageous person who sincerely desires the best for the American people — and indeed for all the people in the world.”
“It is my great hope that the American people will loudly condemn any efforts by those who did everything they could to sabotage his previous presidency to try and do it again,” she added.
Bobby Jindal
Former Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal celebrated Trump’s victory and said, “What a great day for America! Let’s take a moment to celebrate. Then begins the hard work to get our country back on track!”
Additionally, M R Rangaswami, founder, Indiaspora, a community engagement platform said,” “Congratulations to President Trump. We look forward to working with him and his administration on issues of bilateral importance in the US-India relationship, and on global challenges that the two countries can lead on together.
chairman of Indian American Friendship Council Dr Krishna Reddy also congratulated Trump for his re-election and said. “This is the beginning of super US-India relations and together we keep the world safe again. This is the great strength of Indian Americans to build a robust economy again and Indian Americans are a great part of this success,” he said.
New York-based prominent entrepreneur Al Mason said that Trump survived the assassination attempts to become the messiah of the American people and the rest of the world.
“God saved Trump from two assassination attempts – there is a reason for the same. Trump is going to be a messiah for the American people and the rest of the world. There will be a very prosperous America, a safer world free of wars,” Mason said.
“In fact, a golden era begins for the United States of America,” he added.