Modi ‘Most Beautiful Person’—But Also a ‘Killer’: Trump

Darwin, 30 October- 

Washington / Seoul, Oct 29 — Former U.S. President Donald Trump has described Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “the most beautiful person” he has ever seen—while also calling him “a killer.”

Speaking at an event in the United States before departing for the APEC Summit in South Korea as part of his Asia tour, Trump made a series of striking comments about India and Pakistan, claiming that he personally intervened to stop a four-day war between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.

“I stopped the war between India and Pakistan,” Trump said. “They are both strong, nuclear nations. Things were escalating. I called both sides, and eventually they came to me to stop the war.”

Trump claimed that when his initial appeal for peace failed, he threatened to halt trade negotiations with both countries unless they stopped fighting.

“I told Prime Minister Modi, ‘We can’t make a trade deal while you’re fighting Pakistan.’ Modi said, ‘No, no, we must do the deal.’ I said, ‘Not while there’s a war,’” Trump recounted.
“Then I called Pakistan and said, ‘We won’t trade with you either because you’re fighting India.’ They said, ‘Let us fight!’ They’re both very strong people.”

The former president also expressed admiration for both leaders, saying he knew them well and respected them.

“I love and respect Prime Minister Modi very much. He’s a tough man. The Pakistani Prime Minister is also an outstanding person, and they have a field marshal who is a great fighter,” Trump said.

However, Trump went on to describe Modi in contradictory terms:

“Prime Minister Modi is the most beautiful person to look at—you’d want to love him like your father. But he’s also a killer. He’s tough,” Trump said. “He told me, ‘No, we will fight Pakistan.’ I said, ‘Wow, is this the Modi I know?’”

According to Trump, two days later both sides called him to say they had decided to stop the fighting.

“It was amazing,” Trump concluded. “They understood, and the war was over.”

The remarks, first reported by The Hindustan Times, have sparked widespread reactions on social media, with many questioning Trump’s recollection and characterization of events.