Posted on 09/22/2019 6:56:33 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
HOUSTON — It wasn’t your typical Trump campaign rally.
Instead of red Make America Great Again hats, there were turbans and Islamic caps. Women in traditional Indian garb danced to bhangra drums. And tens of thousands of cheering Indian Americans chanted “USA!” and snapped photos.
President Donald Trump appeared at a cavernous football stadium on Sunday alongside Narendra Modi, the popular prime minister of India, who attracted a crowd of 50,000 from across the U.S. to what was touted as the largest event in the country for a leader of a foreign nation.
“You have never had a better friend as president than President Donald Trump,” Trump said as the crowd roared with approval. “We thank you. We love you. I want you to know my administration is fighting for you each and every day.”
Trump is hoping to appeal to Indian American voters, a growing political force in the U.S., with his business-friendly agenda — especially the 2017 tax cuts — as well as his tough talk on terrorism and his decision to show up at the rally even though the ethnic group has generally backed Democrats.
“It’s giving a message to the Indian community that Trump is a big friend of India,” said Rupesh Srivastava, a Michigan businessman and founding member of the Republican Hindu Coalition. “That message will definitely motivate people.”
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Probably our horrible education system outputting remedial students as opposed to India’s “Doctorate and Masters” machine. That plus the crippling cost of college and debt horror stories.
Not many. Most jobs I refer to require masters degrees at least.
BREAKING NEWS: PERDUE NOW SUPPORTS JOB-STEALING SB-386. LEE WILL TRY TO RUSH SB386 THROUGH TOMORROW...
THINK IT MIGHT BE TIME TO CALL YOUR SENATORS NOW?!?!?!
Sen. David Perdue OKs Silicon Valley Takeover of College Graduate Job Market
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3781362/posts
Might be good idea to email them tonight as we don’t know time Lee will try to ramrod this through tomorrow.
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