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News & Current Events Apr 24, 2026 at 9:47 AM

India condemns Donald Trump remarks shared on Truth Social calling it a 'hellhole'

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Donald Trump: India condemns remarks shared on Truth Social calling it a 'hellhole'
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Donald Trump: India condemns remarks shared on Truth Social calling it a 'hellhole'
Trump shared a transcript of remarks made by podcaster Mark Savage, who criticised birthright citizenship in the US.

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myotheraccount2023 1 day ago +514
And then no one wants to help you out in Iran and you can’t figure out why.
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omgitzvg 1 day ago +101
hot take - they shldnt have been there in the first place.
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Lonely-Implement3934 1 day ago +1448
Remarkable diplomatic strategy calling a country of 1.4 billion people a hellhole right in the middle of trying to negotiate trade deals with them.
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adanishplz 1 day ago +484
Integral part of donald's *art of the deal*.
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throwawayname46 1 day ago +168
Yes, it's called negging
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Kind_Singer_7744 1 day ago +108
Apparently trump believes India is a teenaged girl.
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WeakCartographer7826 1 day ago +85
Too old for him, he only negs 12 and under
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Facts_pls 17 hr ago +6
And India is a few thousand years old
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raisin22 1 day ago +26
This form of art is known colloquially as “garbáge.”
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King_Fisher99 22 hr ago +5
So ‘the garbage of the deal’?
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TiggersKnowBest 1 day ago +9
shart and then steal
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theMechannic 1 day ago +14
ar$€ of the deal
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Falcon674DR 1 day ago +115
This administration is fighting with Canada, UK, NATO, Spain, Iran, Denmark/Greenland, Cuba…who’d I miss?
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CyraxPT 1 day ago +130
The Pope!
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Upset_Otter 15 hr ago +3
Mmmh strange. I'm not in the Crusader Kings 3 sub and yet someone is fighting the pope. At least this one didn't become a nudist...
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scorpyo72 21 hr ago +7
Technically the Vatican as it's- its own nation state .
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Sweet-Competition-15 1 day ago +47
Don't forget that little island near Australia he tariffed, populated only by penguins.
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UmichAgnos 1 day ago +11
Imagine building a shack on the island and stationing an IRS agent there to tax the incoming catch of large flightless birds.
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fretkat 1 day ago +29
Venezuela
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BritishAnimator 1 day ago +35
Panama, China, Ukraine
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chaide123 1 day ago +16
UK, France, Germany, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, My Granma
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Wayelder 1 day ago +14
no allies left to fight with. no enemies left to suck up to.
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queefymeister 1 day ago +31
America?
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fretkat 1 day ago +17
Unlike the rest of the world, the US can sit back and enjoy the deserved mess it voted for
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Aking1998 1 day ago +7
Still not convinced the election was legitimate
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smltor 21 hr ago +6
I am old as shit and don't feel like I am as crazy as when I was 20 and had some interesting ideas. But f*** me, what are you guys waiting for? Your entire standard of living is being destroyed. Seems crazy to me you'd be "oh but I have to wake up for my shift". The support for that guy that shot that insurance guy seems to indicate there is a crazy resistance growing but for some reason can't get off the ground. Probably why all the billionaires are building bunkers in NZ I guess. They see the slaughter coming.
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tiradium 1 day ago +11
Its own citizens
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Aking1998 1 day ago +3
If only
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Rudeboy67 1 day ago +6
South Korea Tiawan
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LeftLane4PassingOnly 1 day ago +9
Your history teacher if you think Finland has anything direct relationship to Greenland.
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Falcon674DR 1 day ago +6
Corrected. Thx.
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Venafib 1 day ago +6
Finland/Greenland wtf?!
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BritishAnimator 23 hr ago +3
They are joined at the Quantum
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Falconflyer75 23 hr ago +3
I’d say about Half of their own country
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beklog 1 day ago +8
And healthcare, vaccine, science
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King_Fisher99 22 hr ago +2
Anyone and everyone but russia
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Rich_Housing971 19 hr ago +2
You forgot China, who was mentioned in the same tweet. Pretty big exception. How did you miss this one?
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Flyingworld123 1 day ago +12
Not one but two because China was also in the same sentence.
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luredrive 1 day ago +11
Masterful gambit
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MentalDisintegrat1on 1 day ago +6
The art of the deal.
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Undoubtably_me 1 day ago +10
*No one knows more about diplomacy than me*
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putin_my_ass 1 day ago +5
While actively turning your own country into a hellhole.
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WeAreElectricity 1 day ago +3
It’s so he can keep the excuse that they “don’t like me”.
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taskforceslacker 1 day ago +5
*Diplomacy was never an option.*
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baggarbilla 20 hr ago +2
Don't worry, a lot of Indians here in US would still vote for him/MAGA candidates by saying he wasn't talking about us. So unfortunate.
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Ferrymansobol 14 hr ago +1
One of the worst strategic mistakes by the US/West in the cold war was not helping India vs China during the border wars in the early 60s. We sent thoughts and prayers, and the USSR sent miltary support to help. Guess who was a close ally of India for the next 50 or so years. And here we are again.
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hcornea 1 day ago +148
Welcome to the club, India.
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Psyko 1 day ago +91
The food just improved in this club, f****** great club
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rameshpawar4466 23 hr ago +15
We bringing some butter chicken with mango lassi.
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Ok_Salt_2304 23 hr ago +9
Vadapav
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Far_Map007 12 hr ago +3
Damn y’all never had Pav Bhaji, y’all been missing out,
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dhaliman 6 hr ago +1
Welcome to the club? India was the founding member of this club. https://www.afr.com/world/asia/india-aghast-at-trump-s-dead-economy-jibe-25pc-tariffs-20250803-p5mjyn
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jradio 1 day ago +355
Trump would burn down his own country to be king of the ashes.
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Sweatytubesock 1 day ago +132
He’s in the process of doing just that now.
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Reno_valetore 9 hr ago +3
Americans continue to do absolutely nothing about it. Next parade with slogans, on Saturday in few months will really show them this time
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Wayelder 1 day ago +63
psychopathy will do that. You can clearly see he has a mental issue with outcomes. He thinks nothing goes wrong and all his decisions are great. 1000s dead from USAid cuts, 1000's from American bombs in Gaza, unknown how many in Iran. He may also be considered, not only a sexual abuser of children, he might be a mass murderer. History will decide if he deserves that title.
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Meeedick 17 hr ago +5
His literal first week in office lead to a plane crash killing dozens of people including several kids because he severely fucked with the FAA by downsizing an already overburdened staff.
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AgUnityDD 22 hr ago +11
The estimated deaths from the USAID cuts is 14m in the next decade. For perspective the holocaust was 11M
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Lopsided-Engine-7456 15 hr ago +3
Can’t China and Europe step up to prevent those deaths? Europe is especially responsible given its worldwide colonial history.
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AgUnityDD 14 hr ago +2
Many developed nations were doing more by % of GDP before the US decided to abandon the world. It takes years to increase budgets and the report on lancet that estimated 14M allowed for others to make up some of the shortfall. China does ~ 6x (more than everyone combined) but it is via belt and road which goes to very different sort of things
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nolok 1 day ago +19
What's hilariously telling is that he has so much insult to fling at every single other country or person, but then won't touch Putin or Russia in any way beside barely poking from a distance. At this point he better be compromised because other wise this is just the weirdest "I'm not gay" bromance ever.
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IncurableAdventurer 22 hr ago +2
Oh dang that’s a good saying
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LocationThin4587 1 day ago +253
Is there any country he has not alienated by now. That’s another 3 billion people combined (with China). So Sad how blatant racism is just the norm. How on earth does he even get one vote.
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realiDevil360 1 day ago +163
Russia
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Famous__Draw 1 day ago +85
Trump's whole family will get asylum in Russia when truth eventually comes out (it already has but he is in power) .
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No-Pool-432 1 day ago +28
Just make sure the elected republican officials that fail to hold this administration accountable are left feeling the sting of public resentment by not winning an election for at least a few decades. After all trump is powerless without the support of spineless jellyfish
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MoSO-BOT 1 day ago +11
what world do you live in? Why is it so hard to accept that trump has american elite's balls deep into his throat? Russia does what it needs, and they don't differentiate whetehr a democrat or republican clown is running the american circus. If anything is going to happen to trump in russia is him getting pegegd
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nolok 1 day ago +9
See, one thing in Europe we stopped believing in that. Because the US has shown they won't actually bother to prosecute them, and if they do they will exonerate them. It's not a thing we think, it's what was already done.
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higgsbison312 1 day ago +19
Yah don’t take responsibility and just blame Russia, ignoring the fact that half of your country are idiots. Trump is an American. Other Americans voted for him. Twice. Russia my ass.
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PopeSaintHilarius 1 day ago +18
They’re not saying he’s Russian, they were answering the question: > Is there any country he has not alienated by now.
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realiDevil360 1 day ago +5
Im from Switzerland and have been living here for 31 years
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SupaKoopa714 1 day ago +6
> How on earth does he even get one vote. The blatant racism.
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Typical_Spray928 1 day ago +6
As long as it isn't against arabs, he knows nothing is gonna happen to him or his country
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JarasM 1 day ago +3
I think he was on pretty good terms with North Korea.
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Marchello_E 1 day ago +54
We all know carefully created toe-walked treaties and agreements are paper thin... because that's usually all it takes to have some peace and quite. This guy comes along and thinks he's a strongman by kicking holes in Papier-mâché. Then he leaves and it's for others to fix. Yet the damage is done, and it will take decades. Trump. The greatest loser of all times.
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bodyguardguy 22 hr ago +3
Great job, donny. Piss off the world’s most populated country and 6th largest economy, while you grovel at them to buy american products.
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ShakeMyHeadSadly 1 day ago +39
The man has no guardrails. He simply cannot shut up and must, at all times, be the center of attention.
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_Alex_42 1 day ago +4
I was thinking now for some time that THIS particularly is one thing that will make a deal with Iran almost impossible. Sadly, pretty sure that whenever they get to something remotely close to an agreement, this c*** will just tweet another stupid thing to dismantle it.
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ShakeMyHeadSadly 9 hr ago +2
I have to agree. He just never stops.
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dragon_idli 16 hr ago +1
Not having guardrails is not a problem if the person is stable and good at heart by nature. Not having guardrails is a problem when the person is an assole by nature.
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walkin2it 1 day ago +312
To be fair... Donald Trump is turning the world into a hellhole. His country first. That guy is c***.
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Ropeleading 1 day ago +107
No single country should have as much world influence as usa does. And Trump just keeps proving it every day. Time to change things up
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walkin2it 1 day ago +55
As an Aussie, I really want CANZUK to become a thing.
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ZhenLegend 1 day ago +42
as an Aussie...i really want to avoid being call "Can Suck"....
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Mitchverr 1 day ago +18
It does have an implied meaning, but $20 is $20. (also, very pro CANZUK, get the gang back together)
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irealllylovepenguins 1 day ago +7
ZUKCAN! sounds encouraging (you CAN!) and kind of like a bird?
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kojimbob 1 day ago +4
Zuckerberg can
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irealllylovepenguins 1 day ago +10
Oh i dont like that get it off me! Bad touch!
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question12338338 1 day ago +7
Excluding the non-white Commonwealth countries is a little Trump-esque though.
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walkin2it 22 hr ago +3
It's the 5 eyes minus US. Name a "non-white" country that has voted in the same direction in the UN as much as those 4 and I'm happy to include them. Also... Which "non white" Commonwealth country do you think would actually want to join that?
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al_swedgen01 1 day ago +3
Agreed but never going to happen. The current govt. Will ride out trump and as soon as hes gone, saddle up with the new administration, citing our "special " relationship. Also, as bad as AUKUS is and the uncertainty about whether anything will be delivered, no aus govt would have the balls to walk away, political suicide because too much has already been invested.
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kojimbob 1 day ago +2
Nope, you're getting China instead
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zookuki 1 day ago +48
Well, at least he didn't call it a shithole like South Africa. 😂 Honestly, I think he has a wheel in his office that he has to spin to choose the country and insult in any given moment. (Edit: typo)
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No_Intention_4244 1 day ago +35
It is time for every country to ostracise him. Then he will be screaming at himself. Unfortunately, all our politicians can't wait to give him the next blow job.
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Constant-Tea3148 1 day ago +30
Trump off making friends again I see
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nishitd 1 day ago +104
He calls our PM a "friend", by the way. This is how he treats "friends" and allies in Europe. Gee, I wonder how he treats his enemies
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river_idiot 1 day ago +90
He gets on his knees and swallows is how he treats his "enemies". Putin's cancerous d*** is permanently in his hole.
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No_Intention_4244 1 day ago +14
Did you mean " ... in his mouth"
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river_idiot 1 day ago +31
Never seen a mouth with that much shit coming out of it so not exactly
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Nyoka_ya_Mpembe 1 day ago +18
How he treat his enemies? The entire world you mean?😏
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sabayoki 1 day ago +29
He changes his opinion by the hour. Dude belongs into the mental ward and nowhere else.
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No_Intention_4244 1 day ago +10
They are fast-tracking a geriatric ward on the east wing of the White House.
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ApprehensiveCrab2434 1 day ago +4
By begging them for a ceasefire?
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Much-Mess7627 1 day ago +11
our PM calls him a friend. When sane people in India were warning right wingers of trump's consequences of supporting him, all the nationalists were so keen to see MIGA (Make India Great Again) come to execution. Now enjoy!
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samueltheboss2002 1 day ago +5
Nobody, including the Americans knew he would flipflop and be insulting to this extent. His last term was beneficial for India to some extent while Biden's regime was a lukewarm period. Stop with this "deserve" bs. Nobody willingly did this just to get humiliated. Stop viewing this point from the lens of Americans.
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Much-Mess7627 1 day ago +4
Not even Americans, wdym, the entire internet, news channels channels were talking about the elections and people were warning because of his over-narcissist and rude behaviour, weren't right wing people celebrating his winning and supporting him to the core.
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Nerevarine91 1 day ago +4
There’s nobody Trump loves more than America’s enemies. Nothing but kind words for Putin
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FrozenToonies 1 day ago +25
He didn’t say shithole like describing other countries, so that’s almost halfway to a compliment from him.
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Mammoth-Currency-350 1 day ago +33
He's got mad cow disease.
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Inimicus33 1 day ago +24
So that's why he has beef with everyone
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Priyotosh1234 1 day ago +19
Currently it's 45° everyday I'm burning alive here, indeed it is a hellhole. /S
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Far_Map007 12 hr ago +1
It’s can be hell but is not a hellhole. 
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ReddFro 23 hr ago +3
Probably saw something like Slumdog Millionaire, remembers the shit wading scene and figures that’s what India looks like.
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K1ngofnoth1ng 1 day ago +13
To Trump, any place where the majority of the population isn’t white is “a hellhole”. Meanwhile, here in America a large portion of the population can’t afford healthcare(if they can afford housing at all), mass shootings are a common occurrence, we have the most incarcerated citizens in the world, and is being run by reality tv hosts and podcasters who are clearly using their positions to enrich themselves and pay for their gilded future on the taxpayer dime.
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Medium-Persimmon-795 23 hr ago +2
To be fair thats what many white people think if they are honest. Trump says it out loud . Just look at world news post when talking about an african country or India . Full of contempt. Their lives dont matter to a lot of people .
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CMGCookie 20 hr ago +4
Did our president just call India a "hellhole"? Ouch. You know MAGAts. You may think this is funny. But if your cult pubba does in fact start WW3, that's not going to work out too well for ya.
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dhaliman 20 hr ago +2
What more can you expect from a abhorrent person who’s let ICE run wild on their own people?
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r0bb3dzombie 1 day ago +15
He's not wrong, he's just an a******.
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sol-4 1 day ago +7
One of the things I keep telling my people is that the rabid right *and* the left in the US are both racist toward us. A proper hellhole, if you will. Your comment is a good example.
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Azidamadjida 1 day ago +1
Some of the only times I’ve seen grown men cry was Indian friends and acquaintances at college when they found out their visas were expiring and would have to return to India
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kishorecmgb 1 day ago +14
It's not that bad . But maybe because I have never experienced  life abroad I wouldn't know. But I'll live , I have seen pics of my ancestors with just bare skin and bones with nothing to eat, just withering away. Trust me I'll live.
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confused_manishi 23 hr ago +3
That feels like an overreaction. Maybe they had some loan to clear up before they leave.
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Far_Map007 12 hr ago +2
If I were tell you your visa is getting cancelled in a country you’ve been living for years, you would be laughing and celebrating instead?
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Mockturtle22 1 day ago +5
So is he gonna go after India now.
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Abject_Addition639 18 hr ago +2
Only Indians have the right to call it whatever they want to call it.
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addctd2badideas 1 day ago +5
My 6-year-old daughter has more impulse control than this jabroni.
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thisisthetruthithink 1 day ago +7
I'm Indian, so I can answer for this a bit. To start with, I don't like Trump, but sometimes he does spit the truth. You may deny or shut me up, but his point about India is valid to some extent. The whole country is filled with garbage, corruption, poverty, greed, rotten to the core that no institute or reforms can fix it. Millions of young people, including myself, dream of getting out of the country for better opportunities and a decent and respected life. A lot of us are really hard working, but the political structure and what it yielded has made my country, a hellhole.
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thisisa_fake_account 1 day ago +26
You can call your country a hellhole, and you might be right. Who is he to comment on other countries. Do you get that?
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wronglyzorro 1 day ago +25
This is an insanely funny comment on a platform filled with people non stop shitting on the US
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SlaBLister 11 hr ago +3
You realize that half of listnook is American, right? I can guarantee that most of them are Americans. 
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pacman2081 21 hr ago +4
There is freedom of speech in USA. Granted, it is undiplomatic remark from POTUS. It is not entirely false or misleading.
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Nofanta 1 day ago +7
Anyone can comment on anything. Whatever you think there is to get isn’t a thing.
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sol-4 1 day ago +8
There is an entire sub dedicated for people like you lmao
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samueltheboss2002 1 day ago +1
[ Removed by Listnook ]
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ranaadnanm 6 hr ago +1
I understand your point, but it's no justification for him being an ass, and normalising racism. Funny he never calls Russia or North Korea a hell hole. I wonder why...
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jukogami 1 day ago +1
he is insane
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DifficultHouse4976 1 day ago +1
Rarely he speaks truth. It is one such occasion.
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SlaBLister 11 hr ago +3
I think you misread that. he said "india", not europe
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Traditional_Money305 21 hr ago +2
Yet there are Indians willing to pay money to listen to Trump at an upcoming scheduled event. Even though he just insulted their country, because they believe Trump will give some of his money to them...
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Strange-Salt720 1 day ago -4
Indias economy is growing substantially compared to most of the world. Let's see what these people say about India in 10 years.
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Rich_Housing971 19 hr ago +2
Superpower by 2030.
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rameshpawar4466 23 hr ago +2
Will trump still be alive after 10 years?
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ihaveabs 1 day ago -8
Truth hurts
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Zhelthan 1 day ago +1
So when his deal is going to favor India he will claim victory
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sweety_b 1 day ago +1
Just ignoring his statements like this annoying fly on the wall.. :) I mean what did you expect?
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Weird-Hovercraft-689 1 day ago +1
Heavy main character syndrome this guy
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blackmobius 23 hr ago +1
Trump has been calling over half the planet a hell hole, publicly, for a long time. Why are people surprised by this?
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habitual_citizen 21 hr ago +1
The Art of Making Friends
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Actual-Height-7308 11 hr ago +1
They could redirect that energy into making it less of a hellhole. This is coming from an Indian.
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Upstairs_Eagle_4780 9 hr ago +1
Headline made me LOL, NGL
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rickie-ramjet 8 hr ago +1
Everyone I know who has visited, or has moved from there…. has said basically the same thing… so there was no need to say it out loud.
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