The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said appropriate action will be taken after an old video of US President Donald Trump making lewd comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s career started doing the rounds on social media again. Track Bangladesh Election Result Updates
FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump at Hyderabad House in Delhi (PTI)The video in question is dated earlier From an October 2025 press conference where Trump made these comments A lighter note said, “Modi is a great person. He loves Trump. I don’t know if love is the word or not, I don’t want you to take it differently. I don’t want to destroy his political career.”
The video has resurfaced on social media, especially after last week’s India-US trade deal, with external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal asked about it during MEA’s weekly press briefing. “I have not seen it, but if there is such a video, we will take appropriate action,” Jaiswal said while responding to media queries.
Trump’s comments on ‘Modi’s career’On October 15, 2025, under pressure from the Trump White House, Trump claimed that Prime Minister Modi had assured him that India would stop buying Russian oil. “Yes, of course. He (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) is a friend of mine. We have a great relationship… I was not happy with India buying oil. And he assured me today that they will not buy oil from Russia. This is a big step,” he said back then.
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India’s relations with the United States were strained at the time as the United States imposed punitive tariffs on Indian imports for New Delhi’s fuel purchases from Russia.
During the same presser, Trump shared what US Ambassador-designate to India Sergio Gore told him after he returned to Washington from New Delhi. “She loves Trump… I don’t want you to take the word love differently… I don’t want to destroy her political career,” Trump quipped. The clip of the same quote is now back on social media with various claims and speculation surrounding the relationship between the two countries in light of geopolitical developments.
