Trump mistakes Brazil for India, says 125 million voted today in 'India's Presidential Election'
- 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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Trump mistakenly refers to Brazil as India during poll remarks
Washington: US President Donald Trump appeared to mistakenly refer to Brazil as India while commenting on the South American country’s presidential election, claiming that 125 million people had voted in the “first round of India’s presidential election”. Trump made the remarks in a post on Truth Social on Monday (Indian time), shortly after the first … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Politics an…
'125 million voted': Trump makes India presidential election blunder amid Brazil polls
US President Donald Trump appeared to confuse Brazil with India in a Truth Social post about the South American country's presidential election. Trump claimed that "125 million people voted in India's Presidential elections and the results came out shortly after the vote closed".
Trump cites Indian election that didn't happen to call U.S. electoral process ‘corrupt’
The reference to India appeared to be a possible mix-up with Brazil. Brazil held the first round of its presidential election on Sunday, with 125.27 million valid votes recorded, according to the country's electoral authority.
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’.
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