Sunday 22 September 2019

Houston: Modi endorses Trump to Indian Americans ahead of 2020 US Prez race

Indians form about a fifth of 20 million Asian Americans and are often more educated and earn more than other immigrant groups
Modi with Trump during the ' Howdy Modi' event
International News: President Donald Trump received the endorsement of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they shared a stage in Houston, walking hand in hand in a rock-star-like show to address more than 50,000 Indian Americans — an influential voter base.
Modi said Trump told him the first time they met that India has a “true friend” in the White House, and the U.S. leader’s presence at the Texas event is proof of that. He also praised Trump on his efforts to drive the US economy and taking ties between the two nations to a new level.
“I admire him for something more: his sense of leadership,” Modi told the gathering at the home of the National Football League’s Houston Texans — branded as “Howdy Modi!” In his speech, he echoed Trump’s 2016 campaign slogan, saying that “he has already made the American economy strong again.”
Indians form about a fifth of 20 million Asian Americans and are often more educated and earn more than other immigrant groups, the Washington-based Pew Research Center found. About 65% of Indian Americans were Democrats or leaned toward the Democrats, according to a 2014 Pew Research paper. That didn’t stop the Republican president from getting loud cheers in the arena, especially when he addressed issues such as security….

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