BJP flags Trump's 'kickback' twist to USAID's $21 mn funding for India voter turnout
Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his charge of $21 million money being pumped into India for ‘voter turnout’ with an intent to achieve alternate election results in 2024. This time, the US President, rather upped the ante and dubbed it a ‘kickback scheme’, though he refrained from elaborating on who benefitted from it.
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The BJP was quick to latch on to Trump’s explosive charge of ‘kickbacks’ under the guise of USAID funds and said this money was used to sustain deep-state assets. BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya also shared Trump’s video address, where the latter could be reiterating his charge on allocation of $21 million for ‘voter turnout in India’ and $29 million for upholding the political landscape in Bangladesh.
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"$21 million for voter turnout in India. Why are we caring about India turnout? We have got enough problems. We want our own turnout, don't we? Can you imagine all that money going to India? Trump said, addressing the Republican Governors Association (RGA) meeting.
Calling it a kickback scheme, he said, “You know, it's not like they get it and they spend it, they kick it back to the people. I would say in many of these cases, anytime you have no idea what we're talking about, that means there's a kickback because nobody
