US President Donald Trump (Photo Credit: File image)
New Delhi:
The markets will jump thousands point if I come back to power, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said while addressing the Indian CEOs. "I feel I am going to win the coming elections, when we win, markets will go thousands point up," Donald Trump said. He also heaped praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and called him a ‘special PM’."It has been an honour to be here. You have a very special Prime Minister, he really knows what he is doing. He is a tough man. He has done a fantastic job. We work very closely together," Donald Trump added while interacting with business leaders.
#WATCH "It has been an honour to be here. You have a very special Prime Minister, he really knows what he is doing. He is a tough man. He has done a fantastic job. We work very closely together,"US President Donald J Trump interacting with business leaders in Delhi pic.twitter.com/woncbUEiG7
— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2020
On the issue of Coronavirus outbreak in China, US President Donald Trump said the coronavirus epidemic will soon be brought under control as China has been working very hard. Addressing Indian CEOs, Trump said the US plans to spend about USD 2.5 billion in fighting the deadly coronavirus.
"China is working very very hard, I have spoken to President Xi they are working very hard. They had a rough patch and right now it seems they are getting it under control, they are getting it more and more under control so I think it is a problem that is going to go away," Trump said.
Asserting that the situation in the US is under control, Trump said the US also does business with other nations and wants other countries to be "happy healthy and well".
“Let us see how it works out but I think it is going to work out fine. I hope so. We are working very hard, we are spending a tremendous amount of money also ...about USD 2.5 billion on getting everything ready just in case something should happen and also helping other nations who are unequipped to do it,” Trump added.
The high profile CEO roundtable with Trump included captains of the Indian industry such as Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra, Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran and Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla. China reported the outbreak of novel coronavirus on December 31, 2019. On Monday, Chinese officials said the death toll has climbed to 2,592, while the total number of confirmed cases increased to over 77,000.
(With Agency PTI)
