US President Donald Trump told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi "I love this guy, your reporters are much nicer than mine," according to a correspondent's report carried by an Israeli media channel. The exchange comes amid ongoing US-India diplomatic engagement.
US President Donald Trump addressed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in unusually warm language, saying "I love this guy" and contrasting the treatment each leader receives from their respective press corps, according to a report published Wednesday evening via an Israeli news outlet.
The quote, attributed to Trump by a correspondent whose dispatch was carried on an Israeli media channel, comes as Modi remains in office following his record-setting tenure, which The Zioneer previously noted Trump had congratulated him on. The lighthearted tone stands in contrast to Trump's typically confrontational relationship with the American press.
No official White House transcript or Indian government readout of the exchange has been released, and the context — whether a private meeting, a call, or a public event — has not been specified. The report is based on a single journalistic account and has not been independently corroborated.
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