Trump lays into rivals on final day of India trip
Democrats criticised by the president
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has lashed out at Supreme Court justices and his Democratic rivals during the second and last day of a whirlwind trip to India.
Addressing reporters and business leaders, Mr Trump warned of economic calamity if he loses his American re-election race in November and repeated his call for two liberal-leaning Supreme Court justices to excuse themselves from cases involving him or his administration.
The Republican president also said he had not been briefed on intelligence suggesting Russia is meddling in the 2020 election, either to bolster him or Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders.
“Nobody ever told me that,” he said, later adding: “I want no help from any country and I haven’t been given help from any country.” This comes despite Russia’s well-documented meddling in the 2016 election to help Mr Trump win.
The US leader launched into attacks, including criticising Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor, the latter for a blistering dissent that was critical of the Trump administration’s rush to claim emergencies when asking the Supreme Court to review cases.
Trump said: “What Justice Sotomayor said yesterday was highly inappropriate. She’s trying to shame people with perhaps a different view into voting her way.” He also criticised the Democrat presidential candidates, saying: “If the wrong person gets elected, everything will come to a halt.”
Mr Trump spent much of Tuesday meeting with Indian Donald Trump warned of economic calamity if he loses Presidential election in November. prime minister Narendra Modi and emerged saying he was optimistic about the prospects of inking a trade deal with India, despite moves by both sides that created doubt about the ability to reach an agreement.
Mr Trump said: “Our teams have made tremendous progress on a comprehensive trade agreement and I’m optimistic we can reach a deal that will be of great importance to both countries.” He said if a deal happens, it will likely be “towards the end of the year”.
The day began with an elaborate welcome ceremony in front of the Rashtrapati Bhavan Presidential Palace, in New Delhi, continuing the pomp and pageantry the Indian government had lavished on Mr Trump a day earlier.
Cannons fired as the president’s armoured car, nicknamed “The Beast”, rolled through the palace gates accompanied by a parade of red-uniformed guards on horseback.
Mr Trump described the India trip as “unforgettable”, “extraordinary” and an expression of “love”.
Mr Modi said talks to ease trade tensions between their countries would continue. Those tensions escalated after Mr Trump imposed tariffs on Indian steel and aluminium exports.
India responded with higher penalties on US agricultural goods and restrictions on medical devices, prompting the US to strip India of its decades-old trade preferences.
If the wrong person gets elected, everything will come to halt.