New Delhi, 24 May. US President Donald Trump once again praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that he likes PM Modi very much and is a close friend. Trump said these things on the phone during an event organized on the occasion of America’s 250th Independence Day at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi on Sunday.
President Trump called me tonight. He had a clear message: “ pic.twitter.com/jJBLhKdZhL
— Ambassador Sergio Gor (@USAmbIndia) May 24, 2026
‘We have never been so close to India before, And India can trust our country 100%‘
Speaking on speakerphone to hundreds of people at a reception hosted by the US Embassy, Trump said, ‘I like the Prime Minister very much. Modi is very good. He is my friend, and a very good evening to everyone here this morning and this evening. I just want to say that we have never been so close to India before, and India can trust our country 100%.
Tonight in New Delhi, we celebrate a historic milestone – 250 years of American independence! It is a deep and personal honor to host my friends @SecRubio and @DrSJaishankaralong with other distinguished guests, for an evening honoring the spirit of innovation and liberty that… pic.twitter.com/2pHWi9jho1
— Ambassador Sergio Gor (@USAmbIndia) May 24, 2026
President Trump also praised US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was present at the event. Trump said, ‘Marco is the greatest. He will be known as the greatest Secretary of State in American history. Say hello to Prime Minister Modi and tell him that I am his big fan.
Pleased to join @SecRubio for the US National Day reception celebrating 250 years of US Declaration of Independence.
As political democracies, market economies and open societies, and
share many interests and convergences.
Highlighted how the robust linkages of a… pic.twitter.com/1mKeOhLbit
—Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) May 24, 2026
share many interests and convergences.It is noteworthy that Rubio, who is on a four-day visit to India, has held a meeting with Prime Minister Modi and Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar in New Delhi and will also attend the meeting of Quad Foreign Ministers to be held at Hyderabad House on May 26.
Trump-Modi relationship is very important for the relations between the two countries – Sergio Gore
Meanwhile, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gore said that the Trump-Modi relationship is very important for the relations between the two countries. Every time the President and I talk, the first question he asks is, ‘How is my friend the Prime Minister?’ Gore said, ‘This relationship is not new. This is almost a decade old.
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