US President Donald Trump continued his attack on USAID funding $21 million for voter turnout in India for the third day. Trump continued to question the rationale of US funding to encourage voter turnout in India, even as he said, "$21 million going to my friend Prime Minister Modi."
¡°$21 million going to my friend Prime Minister Modi in India for voter turnout. We are giving $21 million for voter turnout in India, what about us? I want voter turnout too," Trump said on Friday during his address at the Governors' working session.
He also questioned another $29 million that USAID allegedly spent on strengthening the political landscape in Bangladesh.
"$29 million to strengthen the political landscape in Bangladesh went to a firm that nobody ever heard of. Got $29 million. They got a cheque. Can you imagine? You have a little firm, you get $10,000 here, $10,000 there, and then we get $29 million from the United States government. There are two people working in that firm," Trump said.
On Thursday too, Trump had questioned why USAID spent $21 million for voter turnout in India and suggested that "they were trying to get someone else elected".
"$21 million for voter turnout, why do we need to spend $21 million for voter turnout in India? I guess they were trying to get somebody else elected," Trump said.
A day before, Trump questioned the logic of the US paying American taxpayers' money to India, which is a "country with a lot more money".
"Why are we giving $21 million to India? They have a lot more money. They are one of the highest-taxing countries in the world in terms of us; we can hardly get in there because their tariffs are so high. I have a lot of respect for India and their Prime Minister, but giving $21 million for voter turnout?" he asked.
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