US President Donald Trump has lauded Indian-American scientists and researchers for their efforts in developing medicines and vaccines to treat the deadly coronavirus.
President Trump said the US was closely working with India to tackle the pandemic.
“We have a tremendous Indian population in the United States and many of the people that you are talking about are working on the vaccine too. Great scientists and researchers,” Donald Trump told reporters in the Rose Garden of the White House on Friday.
He was responding to the Indian-American community’s appreciation of his fight against the coronavirus. This is the first time that a President has recognised the scientific and research talent of the Indian-American community.
A large number of scientists are engaged in cutting edge research in various aspects of medical science, including at the National Institute of Health, universities, research institutes and bio-pharma startups.
There are an estimated 4 million Indian-Americans in the United States, of which about 2.5 million are potential voters in the 2020 presidential elections this November.
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump was the first nominee to hold a separate election rally for Indian-Americans in October 2016 in New Jersey.
Since then he has described himself as the best friend of India and Indian-Americans at the White House.
According to the co-chair of Trump Victory Indian-American Finance Committee, Al Masson, the president is not just a sensitive guardian to his 325 million fellow Americans, he is also their resolute and humanitarian commander-in-chief.
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