US President Donald Trump has said that a statue of Mahatma Gandhi was among those vandalised by protesters in Washington DC in the aftermath of the death of African-American George Floyd, calling them a “bunch of thugs”.
Tag: US Elections 2020
Despite uptick towards Trump, majority of Indian-Americans support Democrats, show diaspora surveys
According to multiple polls conducted by diaspora organisations and CNN, a majority of the Asian-American community and two-thirds of Indian-Americans in particular currently favour Democratic challenger Joe Biden in the US Presidential elections.
President Trump says COVID-19 vaccine might be ready in four weeks
President Donald Trump was speaking at a town hall event hosted by ABC News.
Would be ‘insult’ if Kamala Harris becomes first woman US President: Trump
United States President Donald Trump took another dig at Democratic Vice President nominee Kamala Harris saying “people don’t like her” and it would be “an insult” if she becomes the first woman US President.
Mother would be proud, would tell me to beat Trump: Kamala Harris
The United States’ Democratic Party’s Indian-American vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris has said that her late mother would have been “extremely proud” of her historic nomination and told her to go ahead and “beat Trump”.
Nikki Haley calls for greater Indian diaspora presence in US politics
Indian-origin Republican leader Nikki Haley said she wants the four million strong Indian diaspora to get more involved in American politics and run for government and public offices in larger numbers.
Trump and Modi both larger than life figures, says US-VP Pence
United States Vice President Mike Pence gave a thumbs up to the US-India relationship, stating that the “best was yet to come.”
Kamala Harris urges South Asian women to become leaders
Speaking during a virtual event, Indian-origin Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate Kamala Harris urged South Asian women to run for office and take up a leadership role in their communities.
Kamala Harris remembers her grandfather and the lessons he taught her on their morning walks in India
Harris said those walks along the beach in India really “planted something in my mind and created a commitment in me.”
Trump wise like ‘ullu’, Biden ‘jaisa neta ho’: Campaign videos targeting Indian-Americans
Both Republicans and Democrats are gathering momentum in their campaigns for the 2020 United States Presidential election with ads and influencer campaigns. Their videos targeting the Indian-American demographic in the past week have been unconventional, to say the least.
