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Swarajya Staff
Sep 22, 2019, 11:35 PM | Updated 11:35 PM IST
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US President Donald Trump while addressing an electric crowd at Houston’s NRG stadium on Sunday (22 September) reiterated his administration’s commitment to safeguard liberty and innocent civilians from the threat of “radical Islamic terrorism”.
US President Donald Trump: Today we honour all of the brave American and Indian military service members who work together to safeguard our freedom. We are committed to protecting innocent civilians from the threat of radical Islamic terrorism. pic.twitter.com/VcTAJfZRzd
— ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2019
This statement was very well received by the crowd which gave him a standing ovation.
And Trump gets a standing ovation for reference to "radical Islamic terrorism" #HowdyModi
— Smita Prakash (@smitaprakash) September 22, 2019
Trump added that both India and the US need border security and asserted his fight against illegal immigration which welcoming those who have migrated legally.
Trump also announced greater defence cooperation between the two countries. india and US will also undertake their first tri-service military exercise later this year. This will be known as “Tiger Triumph”.
Trump also expressed excitement at the first ever NBA basketball event in Mumbai and hinted that he may end up attending it.