Trumpโs remark has initiated a debate on social media, with users decoding the exact meaning of his comments.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday told reporters that they were โnot allowedโ to use the word โIndianโ and only Indians want this word to be used for them.
โYouโre not allowed to use the word โIndianโ anymore. The only ones that want you to do it are the Indians. I will never tell you to change,โ he said while answering a question.
This word is linked to a historical mistake, when Christopher Columbus thought he had reached India, and because of this misunderstanding Native Americans came to be called โIndians.โ Some tribal members still continue to use this term today, while many others want to abandon it because they consider it racially inappropriate and incorrect.
Netizens fuel debate
Trumpโs remark has initiated a debate on social media, with users decoding the exact meaning of his comments.
โHe’s talking about native Americans not Indians in south asia,โ a user posted.
Deciphering the remark in his way, another said, โMr Trump we are proud Indiansโ.
Several users have sought help from AI-powered assistant Grok to understand the context of Trumpโs comment.ย
Trump threatens to โpermanently pauseโ immigration
US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he plans to โpermanently pauseโ immigration from all โthird worldโ countries and deport foreign nationals considered a โsecurity risk.โ This move comes as his administration steps up immigration enforcement following the killing of a National Guard member by an Afghan national.
The administration stated it will carry out a thorough review of all Green Cards issued to immigrants from countries deemed a potential concern.
โEven as we have progressed technologically, Immigration Policy has eroded those gains and living conditions for many. I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the US system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions, including those signed by Sleepy Joe Bidenโs Autopen, and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country,โ Trump said in a post on Truth Social.