Modi And Trump Light Up Howdy Modi Event In Texas

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Houston, you have a bromance!  Narendra Modi and Donald Trump exchanged elaborate compliments in front of a raucous crowd of 50,000 Indian Americans in Houston, Texas.

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00:00This time, it's the Trump government!

00:30This morning, we have a very special person with us.

00:59He needs no introduction.

01:11His name is familiar to every person on the planet.

01:26His name comes up in almost every conversation in the world on global politics.

01:43His every word is followed by tens of millions.

01:54He was a household name and very popular even before he went on to occupy the highest office

02:11in this great country.

02:16Today, he is here with us.

02:27It is my honor and privilege to welcome him here in this magnificent stadium and magnificent

02:41gathering.

02:42And I can say, I had a chance to meet him often.

02:58And every time I found the friendliness, warmth, energy, the President of the United States

03:16of America, Mr. Donald Trump.

03:39He has already made the American economy strong again.

03:52He has achieved much for the United States and for the world.

04:03Friends, we in India have connected well with President Trump.

04:13The words, the words of candidate Trump, Ab ki baar, Trump Sarkar, rang loud and clear.

04:42Your presence here today is great testimony to that.

04:57In these years, our two nations have taken the relationship to new heights.

05:09Mr. President, this morning in Houston, you can hear the heartbeat of this great partnership

05:23in this celebration of the world's two largest democracies.

05:34You can feel the strength and depth of human bonds between our two great nations.

05:52People are at the heart of all relationships from Houston to Hyderabad, from Boston to

06:11Bangalore, from Chicago to Shimla, from Los Angeles to Ludhiana, from New Jersey to New

06:35Delhi.

06:40Hundreds of millions are glued to their TV, even though it is rather late on a Sunday

06:54night in India.

06:56Mr. President, you had introduced me to your family in 2017, and today I have the honor

07:18to introduce you to my family.

07:43Over a billion Indians and people of Indian heritage around the globe.

07:53Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you my friend, a friend of India, a great American

08:08President, Mr. Donald Trump.

08:17I am so thrilled to be here in the great state of Texas with one of America's greatest, most

08:24devoted and most loyal friends, Prime Minister Modi of India.

08:48It is my immense privilege to be here with him today at this profoundly historic event.

08:57We're especially grateful to be joined by over 50,000 incredible members of our nation's

09:03thriving, prospering, flourishing, and hardworking Indian American community.

09:14Just a few months ago, in the largest Democratic election in the history of our world, 600

09:22million Indians went to the polls and voted overwhelmingly for Prime Minister Modi and

09:29his party.

09:31Congratulations, Mr. Prime Minister.

09:38That's a lot of people.

09:42Prime Minister Modi and I have come to Houston to celebrate everything that unites America

09:47and India, our shared dreams and bright futures.

09:51I've also come to express my profound gratitude to the nearly 4 million amazing Indian Americans

09:59all across our country.

10:05You enrich our culture.

10:08You uphold our values.

10:10You uplift our communities.

10:12And you are truly proud to be American.

10:16And we are proud to have you as Americans.

10:21In my campaign for president, I promised all of that.

10:27If we were elected, India would have a true and great friend in the White House.

10:33And I can tell you, you have never had a better friend as president than President Donald Trump.

10:39That I can tell you.

10:47The Prime Minister knows that.

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