Modi is calm, cool, and a total killer, I am not: Trump's big praise for PM
Just before sitting down for a bilateral meeting, their first in over a year, US President Donald Trump showered praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Just before sitting down for a bilateral meeting, their first in over a year, US President Donald Trump showered praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, described him as "calm", "cool" and a "total killer". The remarks by Trump at the G7 leaders' lunch underscore that the personal chemistry between the two leaders remains intact despite continuing strain in India-US ties. The warm words may well act like an ice-breaker after Tuesday's exchange between the two leaders reeked of a relationship under strain. There was no trademark hug from Modi as the leaders settled for a formal handshake.
Read Full Story However, Wednesday turned out to be different as Trump marvelled at PM Modi's cool and calm demeanour. "Unlike PM Modi, who's calm, cool and a total killer, I am not. Just look at him," Trump said at the gathering of world leaders. This is, however, not the first time that Trump has called PM Modi a "total killer". He has previously used it to indicate PM Modi's tough negotiating ability. In fact, Trump first used the term for PM Modi in 2024 before the US presidential elections.
"Modi, he's a friend of mine and also the nicest human being... On the outside, he looks like he's your father. He is the nicest and a total killer," Trump had said in a podcast. The US President again praised PM Modi's tough leadership style at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit last year. "Prime Minister Modi, he's a great-looking guy. But he's a killer - tough as hell," Trump said at the summit. Notably, PM Modi skipped the APEC summit last year.
Trump's remarks came as he was recounting his version of events during the hostilities between India and Pakistan. Trump, who has repeatedly claimed to have stopped the war, much to India's dismay, said PM Modi was keen on continuing to "fight". "He (PM Modi) said, 'No, we will fight'. I said, 'Whoa, this is the same man I know?'," Trump recounted. Ends
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