{"id":13465,"date":"2026-08-17T23:46:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T23:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13465"},"modified":"2026-08-17T23:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T23:46:20","slug":"everyone-voter-had-valid-photo-id-trump-recalls-talk-with-cec-gyanesh-kumar-praises-indias-election-system-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13465","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Everyone voter had valid photo ID&#8217;: Trump recalls talk with CEC Gyanesh Kumar, praises India&#8217;s election system | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133308686,imgsize-112340,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/aug-17-30.jpg\" alt=\"'Everyone voter had valid photo ID': Trump recalls talk with CEC Gyanesh Kumar, praises India's election system\" title=\"Trump cited a recent conversation with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and highlighted India\u2019s use of photo identification for voters.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Trump cited a recent conversation with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and highlighted India\u2019s use of photo identification for voters.\">Trump cited a recent conversation with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and highlighted India\u2019s use of photo identification for voters.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Tuesday praised India\u2019s election system and called for the passage of the SAVE America Act, which seeks to require proof of citizenship and voter identification in US elections.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>In a post on Truth Social, Trump cited a recent conversation involving Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and highlighted India\u2019s use of photo identification for voters.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Trump said, &#8220;Earlier this month, India\u2019s Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, asked our Administration, How can you have Elections in the US without a valid Photo ID? India\u2019s last Election had 646,000,000 Voters! Less than 1% voted by mail, and every single Voter had to have a VALID Photo Identity Document. We need to pass THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, now! &#8221; he posted.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Trump has repeatedly backed the SAVE America Act, arguing that stricter voter-identification and citizenship requirements are needed to safeguard US elections.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/everyone-had-valid-photo-id-trump-recalls-talk-with-cec-gyanesh-kumar-praises-indias-election-system\/articleshow\/133308662.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump cited a recent conversation with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and highlighted India\u2019s use of photo identification for voters. 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