Trump lauds Indias Modi as total killer [Video]

Republican White House candidate Donald Trump praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “total killer” Wednesday as he discussed foreign leaders during a media blitz for the final stretch of the election campaign.

“He’s great. He’s a friend of mine,” Trump told a podcast with millions of subscribers hosted by stand-up comedian Andrew Schultz. “On the outside he looks like he’s your father. He’s the nicest. Total killer.”

Trump and Hindu-nationalist Modi enjoy warm relations and the former US president has a sizable following among right-wing groups in India, who see him as a kindred spirit aligned with their hostility towards Muslims.

The pair heaped praise on each other in a joint appearance at a stadium in Houston in 2019, touting a close, personal alliance in front of tens of thousands of Indian-Americans.

Some 50,000 people attended the event — dubbed, with a Texan twang, “Howdy, Modi!” — and …