US President Donald Trump is not a happy with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. For the second time in two weeks, Trump complained about India’s tariffs on the import of motorcycles. This time, however, Trump mimicked Modi’s ‘namaste’ while delivering his complaint.
Trump had complained during a meeting with US law makers that India’s tariff on the import of American motorcycles – specifically Harley-Davidsons – was too high. He returned to the complaint on Monday.
“When I spoke to PM (Modi) he said we are lowering it to 50% but so far we are getting nothing. He gets 50%, he thinks, he is doing us a favour, but that is not a favour,” complained Trump at a meeting of the governors of US states at the White House.
“I wasn’t sure – he said it so beautifully. He’s a beautiful man. And he said, ‘I just want to inform you that we have reduced it to 75, but we have further reduced it to 50’. And I said, huh.
What do I say? Am I supposed to be thrilled?” said Trump, imitating Modi by holding his palms in a ‘namste’ and speaking in a low and serious voice.
