Trump mistakes Brazil for India, says 125 million voted today in 'India's Presidential Election'
Trump compared Brazil's rapid count with U.S. results and gave no evidence for his claim that smaller totals can take weeks.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump criticized U.S. election counting speed, comparing it unfavorably to Brazil's rapid results. He claimed American counts take weeks to process.
- Brazil's recent election, which took place on Sunday, sent President Luiz and Senator Bolsonaro to a runoff. Trump noted that results emerged soon after polls closed.
- Trump alleged that in Detroit, Philadelphia, and California, vote counts take weeks despite smaller numbers. He initially wrote "Rig" in his post, later correcting it to "calculate."
- His post concluded, signed as President DJT, with the declaration "Voting in America is CORRUPT." The post provided no evidence for these claims about U.S. counting.
- Courthouse News reported that the about 124.5 million turnout figure Trump cited is close to the actual total. The post appeared as Trump boarded Air Force One at Chicago's Hare International Airport.
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US President Donald Trump has been at the controls of his own social media site, Truth Social, but he made what appears to be a huge blunder.
Donald Trump Confuses India With Brazil, Claims 125 Million Voted in ‘Indian Presidential Election’
US President Donald Trump appeared to confuse India with Brazil while discussing Brazil’s presidential election, claiming that 125 million people voted in an Indian presidential poll. India does not hold a direct presidential election, with the President elected by an electoral college of elected representatives. Donald Trump Confuses India With Brazil, Claims 125 Million Voted in ‘Indian Presidential Election’.
125 million voted: Trump posts about India presidential election in latest gaffe
Donald Trump appeared to confuse Brazil with India in a Truth Social post about the South American country's presidential election. The mix-up, made while criticising the US election system, quickly drew mockery online and renewed focus on his earlier naming slips.
US President Donald Trump, in a social media post, referred to India instead of Brazil's elections, even though the elections are being held in Brazil. He also questioned the US electoral process.
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