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Metro
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Metro
Trump crony who said eating with your hands is ‘uncivilised' clearly forgot how Donald Trump eats
A fierce debate has erupted after New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani was told by a Republican to 'go back to the third world' after he was filmed eating rice with his hands, Mamdani attracted the disdain of Congressman Brandon Gill — but he is not the only US political figure to forgo utensils, as a picture showing Donald Trump eating an XL serving of McDonald's fries shows (Picture: X) Responding to a video of the Indian-American Democrat scooping from a bowl of biryani during an interview, the congressman wrote on X: 'Civilized people in America don't eat like this. If you refuse to adopt Western customs, go back to the Third World (Picture:) Gill's comments were attacked by Pakistani media platform Dawn, which said: 'The implication that eating rice with his hands is 'uncivilised' is blatant racism. For centuries, people — not just South Asians, but other cultures — have used their hands to eat their food' (Picture: File image) On X, one user named Yoda Cat shared the picture of Donald Trump eating fries, and wrote: 'I can't believe he's eating with his hands. Disgusting third worlder. He'll never be civilized.' Turkish-American media host Cenk Uygur weighed in: 'Civilized people only eat pizza, burgers, sandwiches, tacos, bagels, donuts and dozens of other foods with their hands! But not rice! That's a bridge too far! (Picture: X) 'That's when all civilization breaks down! Is this Congressman really this dumb or is he just trying to spread hatred?' Dawn also pointed out that Mamdani had been talking about how his upbringing in Africa has impacted his politics when he spoke, but that Gill had chosen instead to focus on the Democratic nominee's eating habits (Picture: Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto/Shutterstock) Gill later doubled down on his comments, claiming: 'Zohran Mamdani wants to defund the police, get rid of billionaires, seize the means of production, and 'globalize the intifada.' He's fetishizing the Third World so that he can promote Third World policies (Picture:) The President and other Republicans have also taken aim at Mamdani, with Trump even suggesting that the self-identified Democratic socialist might be deported. Mamdani's family emigrated to the US from Uganda when he was a child, and he became a US citizen in 2018. If he wins the mayoral race in November, the nominee will be the city's first Muslim and Indian-American mayor (Picture: REUTERS)
India Today
29-04-2025
- India Today
4 dead, including children, after car crashes into Illinois after-school center
At least four people, including children, were killed on Monday afternoon after a car crashed into an after-school facility in Chatham, Illinois, the State Police driver rammed into the YNOT program facility building and drove directly through it, crushing out the other to ABC7 Chicago, the vehicle hit several individuals outside the YNOT Outdoors building before continuing through the building, striking more individuals inside, and coming out through the west Four individuals, aged between 4 and 18, were killed in the accident, the Illinois State Police confirmed. Six others were transported to hospitals in the area for treatment. The driver, who was not injured, was transported to a hospital for on Walnut Street between Park Street and Gordon Drive has been closed until further notice, police CRASHED INTO BUILDINGDeputy Chief of Police in Chatham, Scott Tarter, said the emergency call came in around 3:20 p.m. "The car drove through the east side of YNOT Outdoors, an after-school program," Tarter Police Department, Chatham Fire Department and other agencies officers responded to a call of a car crashing into Y.N.O.T. After School Camp, the State Police Governor JB Pritzker provided the update about the incident on X, saying, "My administration is closely monitoring the crash in Chatham. As we continue to learn more, please follow the guidance of all local authorities. Let's wrap our arms around the community tonight as we receive updates on the situation." advertisement Meanhwile, in response to the incident, Chatham Village Trustee Kristen Chiaro posted a message on Facebook. "There is an emergency at YNOT Outdoors in Chatham. The Chatham Baptist Church will be the reunification point for families who have children at YNOT. Prayers to all," Chiaro READ: Enough is enough: Indian-American Democrat moves to impeach Donald Trump
