'You're Central Casting': Why A Hollywood Phrase Trump Used For Indian Scribe Has Everyone Curious

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• 'You're Central Casting': Why A Hollywood Phrase Trump Used For Indian Scribe Has Everyone Curious Written By, Last Updated: June 05, 2026, 10:34 IST Over the years, the US President has deployed the same phrase for everyone, from military generals and police officers to world leaders such as Chinese President Xi Jinping Rapid Read US President Donald Trump.
• (AFP photo) A brief exchange between US President Donald Trump and an Indian journalist at the White House has sparked curiosity online after Trump described the reporter as “central casting" in a phrase that has become a recurring part of his political vocabulary.
• Responding to a question on trade ties with India, Trump told an Indian reporter: “Are you from India?
• I thought you were from Germany?
• You’re central casting, OK?