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Trump confuses India with Brazil amid election, calls US voting corrupt

Donald Trump mistakenly stated that 125 million people voted in an Indian presidential election on social media. He compared this with the US election process, claiming results take longer to calculate. Trumps comments actually referred to Brazil's presidential election that occurred recently. India does not have a presidential election system resembling that of Brazil. The confusion arose from a mix-up between the two countries' electoral processes.

5 Oct 2026 11:40 am