New Delhi: Iran has taken a swipe at US President Donald Trump after he referred to India and China as “hellholes” in a controversial post on birthright citizenship. In a post on X, Iran’s Consulate in Mumbai shared a video celebrating Maharashtra’s cultural and natural richness, suggesting the US President could use a “cultural detox.”
“Maybe someone should book a one-way cultural detox for Mr Trump, it might just reduce the random bakwaas. Kabhi India aa ke dekho, phir bolna,” the consulate wrote in the post.
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The controversial remarks were reportedly made by prominent conservative author and radio host Michael Savage in a podcast, who claimed the current legal system allows immigrants to exploit American laws by arriving in the “ninth month of their pregnancy”. The transcript was shared by Trump on his Truth Social.
“A baby here becomes an instant citizen and then they bring in their entire family from China, or India or some other hellhole on the planet,” the letter he reshared read.The comments were originally aired on the Newsmax series The Savage Nation. In the clip, Savage expressed deep frustration with the judicial process, stating, “Today’s brief, abbreviated discussion will be about the arguments that I just listened to before the Supreme Court about birthright citizenship. I was somewhat incensed by listening to the arguments because all I heard was legalese being bandied back and forth.”
The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday also issued a response on the controversial social media post.
“We have seen the comments, as also the subsequent statement issued by the US Embassy in response. The remarks are obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste,” said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.
“They certainly do not reflect the reality of the India-US relationship, which has long been based on mutual respect and shared interests,” the spokesperson added.
