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Donald Trump uses Indian accent to mock call centre representative

The tycoon was trying to make a point

News Desk April 23, 2016

PHOTO: REUTERS

Republican front-runner Donald Trump has come under fire yet again, for his attempt to use the Indian accent to mock a call centre representative in India.

Trump, during his address to supporters at Delaware, explained that he pretended to call his credit card company ostensibly for assistance when the real motive was to inquire where its customer support was based. He revealed that it was based in India. The tycoon was trying to make a point.

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With his Delaware supporters’ interest captivated, Trump expressed his disappointment with the leaders of the United States. He lamented the fact that so much business had left America on their watch.

Other countries were benefitting at the cost of enormous economic losses to his country. That people in the US were being driven out of their jobs, businesses and work, he added. Trump said it was time to put a stop to this sorry state of affairs and pledged to resolve America’s economic ailment.

"You can't allow policies that benefit China, Mexico, Japan, Vietnam, India. You can't allow policies that allow business to be ripped out of the United States like candy from a baby," Trump said in his address.

He is also leading in polls against his other primary rivals.

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At the end of last year, Trump faced harsh criticism and was accused of mocking the physical disability of a New York Times reporter during a campaign speech in which he flailed his arms and distorted his speech in an imitation of the journalist.

Delaware has 16 delegates. Trump has 845 delegates, followed by Ted Cruz (559) and John Kasich (148).

Many took to Twitter over Trump's remarks.

https://twitter.com/localdesktop/status/723774133381783552
https://twitter.com/contactcenter/status/723777944087203840
https://twitter.com/rollyanand/status/723784690579202049
https://twitter.com/nandiniramnath/status/723789336693510144

This article originally appeared on NDTV

COMMENTS (40)

Mandy | 8 years ago | Reply This is not a big deal,he is talking about the system, we all know our credit card is so important for us.....how credit card companies hire out of countries people. ....we Indian all know the system of asian countries. ......trump is talking only. For us. future of our little ones whose r growing.......

Karrar | 8 years ago | Reply @Singh: Please learn some reasonable English before pretending to be a US citizen.

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hamza khan | 8 years ago | Reply @Ravi: too bad he's not going to

Singh | 8 years ago | Reply @Azi: Your country is already there my friend. Wish good luck. Next time elect IK to get rid of seasoned politician. He may press reset button to bring back your country from chaos.

Singh | 8 years ago | Reply @Adil Uddin: Bubble Burst. We will vote Trump into presidency. He don't have fork tongue like seasoned politician. Just look your PM behaviour after Panama leak. BTW I am US citizen so don't ask.

Tyggar | 8 years ago | Reply @Hashk03: Don't worry about us, we will keep growing as long as Trump sends all Pakistanis back to Pakistan and makes the world a better place

Tyggar | 8 years ago | Reply @India se: The only word one can understand in a Pakistani cricketer's sentence is "Inshallah". The rest is incoherence

Indian | 8 years ago | Reply Can Mr. Trump speak a simple sentence fluently in any Indian language without grammar mistake and with correct accent ? Most of the Indians speak minimum 2 languages fluently apart from English!

Prada | 8 years ago | Reply Where was the "Indian accent" in the video? Unless he thought all Indians had American accents, there wasn't a word in the clip that was spoken with any other accent.

Hashk03 | 8 years ago | Reply @Rahul: Do you mean call centers? Well even if he does it won’t matter too much because call centers tending to the American public are getting less and less in India and more call centers to cater to Indian public are coming up. The American ones are mostly moving to Philippines. So don’t worry about us. We’ll be fine. No, I did not mean that. The words Trump said were less about call centres and more about back office jobs including IT. You need to understand, that even if he did not mention in his speech words like back office or IT. Americans are sending their dollars to India for cheap work, why? This is what he wanted to say. They don't need your country for these things, you know. They need your country for something else, you know that, don't you.

Diamond | 8 years ago | Reply People who are supporting Donald Trump will only realize that they were wrong when he will blow up their cities like Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War 3.

India se | 8 years ago | Reply @Voiceless Pakistani: We indians atleast have an accent unlike you Pakistanis. Look at your cricketers, they can't speak a word in English.

Voiceless Pakistani | 8 years ago | Reply Bearing indian accent English is an unbearable ordeal

indian | 8 years ago | Reply @Haji Atiya: mullahas will be out of US if trump wins . long live trump , long live trump.

Haji Atiya | 8 years ago | Reply Now had Trump wobbled his head while saying what he did, that gesture indeed would constitute a mocking of Indian values !

Ravi | 8 years ago | Reply @Adil Uddin: i am an Indian, I want Trump to win, before and after this incident. I believe Trump wants what is best for US. His attitude to Indians is not an issue here. Indians are pragmatic, they will work with Trump.

Azi | 8 years ago | Reply @SK: Do you see a hypocrisy here? You yourself are here on a Pakistani news website. Why are you so worried what goes on here instead of keeping your nose back to your webpages? Typical Indians.

fact is fact | 8 years ago | Reply this is now indian accent man..

Mullahtroll | 8 years ago | Reply As long as he deals strongly with mullahs, we will support him.

SK | 8 years ago | Reply Why Pakistani should be worried of Trump mocking Indians? Since when you are so concerned about India & Indians? What accent do Pakistani speak? No US presidential candidate can afford to American-Indians as well as India who are funding their election campaign as well as working closely in defence as well as economy zones. We know Pakistanis hate Trump with his ant-Muslim speeches (I'm too personally critical about it!) as well Republicans harsh stand against Pakistan (including Trump). Indians would not be carried away with your attempts to bring them under your camp. American- Indians are wise enough to understand their priority as American citizen first & further their affiliation towards India, a country of their origin.

bharat | 8 years ago | Reply @Aleem: Well you must celebrate now.

Rahul | 8 years ago | Reply @Hashk03: "No he wants to throw Indians working within India out of jobs. Now that is very big deal." Do you mean call centers? Well even if he does it won't matter too much because call centers tending to the American public are getting less and less in India and more call centers to cater to Indian public are coming up. The American ones are mostly moving to Philippines. So don't worry about us. We'll be fine.

Rahul | 8 years ago | Reply @Ali: I have plenty of self respect. That's why tiny things like these never affect me. And he probably did it as a joke. You should probably lighten up a little. Have you ever listened to Russell Peters?

Firoz Khan, Sydney | 8 years ago | Reply @ Ali...@Tiffinbox explained what is self respect...The need of the hour is a President like Trump for the world which is in mess specially from ISIS. Put a cap of an American be it white or Indian or a Pakistani settled there and working. If you were one of them will you want your job to be outsourced to China India Japan Mexico etc...So what Trump says hits the right nerves of Americans. There is nothing wrong with that. Indians know their own worth and we are not emotional fools but considered a matured breed respected for our education skills and secular thoughts and no one can change this by a mere comment.

IndianDude | 8 years ago | Reply I have watched the Trump video of so called 'mocking'. There is absolutely nothing offensive. I mean nothing! Trump is brash but he has gotten lots of thing right!

Hashk03 | 8 years ago | Reply @Rahul: So what if he mocked the Indian accent. What’s the big deal? It’s not like he wants to throw Indians out of the US. No he wants to throw Indians working within India out of jobs. Now that is very big deal.

WesternGandhi | 8 years ago | Reply @IndianTroll: Absolutely! I hope he goes hard for pulling back the back office business from 3rd world dumps like India!

Aleem | 8 years ago | Reply @bharat: Good for you that he gave you your two cents worth of compliments!

Azi | 8 years ago | Reply @Rahul: You know, there is a famous saying.."Humans always need someone to fight, discriminate against" First its the those foreigners A, then foreigners B, then in-country race A, then B, then city A, then B, then neighbor, and eventually ending up in family members. You keep that golden line of yours in a safe until the trend visits you too which I can imagine is not far away, until then enjoy your stay in narina.

TiffinBox | 8 years ago | Reply @Ali, I saw the video on youtube, you too can if youtube is not banned in your country, he did not use any Indian accent, go see for yourself. Media houses covering this news, I fail to understand how was that a mock. You know what is interesting Ali? you ask Rahul to have some self respect yet let the American drones come, blow up your citizens and leave. You forget how one of your post was attacked by the Americans which in turn lead to some 20 plus of your soldier death. If India gets it it gives back good.

IndianTroll | 8 years ago | Reply Trump for president

Raj - USA | 8 years ago | Reply @Adil Uddin: I watched his video. First, he did not mock Indians and only said about US jobs being shipped out to India, China, etc. He also said that India is a great country. In fact Americans of Indian origin in USA also want US jobs to remain in US. He repeated his accusations of "Radical Islamic Terrorism" and mentioned San Bernardino terror attacks again. He also said that he is going to bomb ISIS. Those Americans of Indian origin in US who were supporting Trump are not offended and will continue to support him. Speaking for me, I like what Trump says but not sure if he can do it. I also think that Obama did a great job in reviving US economy. When Obama took office from previous Republican President George Bush, US economy was in shambles. Many banks were on the verge of bankruptcy. The largest Insurance company AIG was a almost bankrupt. Many financial institutions were in deep problems. Obama took some very bold actions, invested a lot more and all these companies and institutions have fully recovered today. Many Americans of Indian origin also support Hillary Clinton. Be it Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, as far as Pakistan is concerned, they are not much far off in their position regarding Pakistan or islamic terrorism. Read this recent news: http://tribune.com.pk/story/1088515/senior-us-lawmakers-want-india-pm-modi-to-address-us-congress/ This news says that, Ed Royce, the Republican committee chairman, and Eliot Engel, the panel’s ranking Democrat, wrote to House Speaker Paul Ryan (Republican) to send an invitation to India's Prime Minister Modi to address US Congress. The Republicans and the Democrats, both view India favorably. For Pakistani muslims, Modi is a much hated person and both Republicans and Democrats want to honor Modi.

Ali | 8 years ago | Reply @Rahul Have some self respect

Ch. Allah Daad | 8 years ago | Reply Whenever he gets into "hot water" he gets more votes. Trump may be wrong about few things but he is right about dishonest media.

bharat | 8 years ago | Reply Well its a joke.Why take it seriously? He even praised India and Indian leadership.In fact his son has stated that he loves to visit India frequently .This is in an interview

India se | 8 years ago | Reply @Adil Uddin: Trump's opinion about outsourcing is well known. This is not the first time he has said something against countries including india where the jobs are being outsourced. Besides Indian Americans are one of most prosperous communities in US. We neither feel superior nor we are inferior to any other one. We are where we are because of our skills and abilities.

Adil Uddin | 8 years ago | Reply Let's see how many Indians who supported this person react now . I saw support for Trump and hatred for Muslims / Pakistanis even on behalf of many Indians residing in USA over social media . They think they're some sort of a superior race than blacks , east Asians , Latin Americans , Arabs and rest of other South Asians ; plus deserve a royal treatment from White supremacists . Now they themselves are a target of phobia and stereotypes. How ironic

Dr. Shahid Masood | 8 years ago | Reply Mocking is a two way thing, which Indians are very much capable of giving him back with the word go. Well, what about the fate of Muslims who tries to enter U.S. in Trump's presidency? as he has already pledged to put a ban on the entry of muslims in US.

Shakti | 8 years ago | Reply Hehehe... Trump is really funny.

Rahul | 8 years ago | Reply So what if he mocked the Indian accent. What's the big deal? It's not like he wants to throw Indians out of the US.

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