US President Donald Trump on Wednesday showered praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in France’s Evian on the sidelines of the G7 Summit 2026. Assigning adjectives like “a killer and a tough trader” to PM Modi, Trump said he has immense respect for the leader.
Donald Trump called PM Modi the most “beautiful-looking man” but “as tough as a killer”.
“He’s a very tough negotiator…You look at this man. I’ll give you a lesson. He’s the most beautiful-looking man. He looks so nice, like an angel. But actually, he’s as tough as a killer… But he looks so good. So he gets you by surprise. There are a few people like this,” he said as the two leaders held a bilateral meeting in France.
“As long as I am President, they (India) have a great friend in the White House…Everyone here loves India, and they have tremendous respect for this (PM Narendra Modi) man,” he added.
Trump described PM Modi as “nice but tough”.
“People say he’s such a nice man. I said he’s very tough. He’s a tough trader, and he loves the Indian people, but he also loves the USA. We had ‘Howdy Modi’ in Houston. The stadium was full… We’ll be going to India sometime in the future,” he added.
In a potent remark, Trump, putting on display his bonhomie with the Indian leader, said his country would come to India’s help should any country attack it. He, however, put a condition: PM Modi should be the leader.
“I think it is a great relationship…If they were attacked, we would be there to help them…If anybody attacks that man, we are going to be there…If they are attacked and he (PM Modi) is the leader, we are going to be there to help,” he said.
